Edmund du Plessis

Edmund du Plessis

Edmund du Plessis at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 23)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400m: 48.29 (Pretoria, 2024) 800m: 1:44.22 (Dublin, 2024) 1500m: 3:50.63 (Johannesburg, 2023)

Edmund du Plessis, AKA The Spoed Volstruis (born 5 April 2002) is a South African middle distance runner. In 2023 and 2024 he won national titles over 800 metres. ^[1]

Career

He won the 800 metres at the South African Athletics Championships in 2023 and 2024, setting a new lifetime best of 1:44.92 at the 2024 event. He also set a 48.29 400m personal best in 2024. ^{[2] [3]}

He ran a time of 1:44.49 in Madrid in June 2024 to meet the Olympic qualifying standard. ^[4] Du Plessis set an Irish all-comers record of 1:44.22 in the 800m at the Morton Games in Dublin in July 2024. ^[5]

He competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, where he reached the semi-finals. ^{[6] [7]}

Personal life

He studies medicine at the University of Pretoria. ^[8]

References

1. "Edmund Du Plessis". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
2. Whitehead, Mosibodi (June 20, 2024). "'I want that 1:44.70' - Edmund du Plessis looks to nail Olympic qualifier at CAA Africa Champs". The Top Runner. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
3. "Tuks' 'doctors' dominate the 800m races at the SA Champs". supersport. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
4. "Local 800m star athlete qualifies for Olympic Games". citizen. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
5. "Griggs produces big 5,000m breakthrough in Dublin". BBC Sport. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
6. "Men's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
7. "World Athletics confirm 35 South African competitors for Olympics". Sowetanlive.co.za. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
8. "Edmund du Plessis qualifies in the 800 metres for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". up.ac.za. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.