Andries du Plessis

Andries du Plessis
Personal information
Born1 October 1910
Died12 October 1979(1979-10-12) (aged 69)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing South Africa South Africa
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1938 Sydney Pole vault

Andries Stephanus du Plessis (1 October 1910 – 12 October 1979[1]) was a South African track and field athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2] He was born in Germiston.

In 1936 he finished 17th in the Olympic pole vault event. At the 1934 Empire Games he finished fourth in the pole vault competition. He also participated in the 120 yards hurdles contest but was eliminated in the heats. Four years later he won the gold medal in the pole vault event at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney.

References

  1. ^ South African Athletics Biography Introduction: Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, Bruce Fordyce, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Ernst Van Dyk, Elana Meyer
  2. ^ A history of sport and physical education in the Republic of South Africa
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andries du Plessis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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