Stephen du Plessis
Stephanus du Plessis ( Stephanus Johannes "Fanie" du Plessis; born February 23, 1930 in Lichtenburg , † August 13, 2001 in Pretoria ) was a South African discus thrower and shot putter .
In 1954 he won gold in discus throw and bronze in shot put at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver . At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 , he came in 13th place in the discus throw.
Also in the discus throw, he defended his title at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff in 1958 and was eliminated from qualifying at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
He set his personal best in the discus throw of 56.33 m on March 30, 1959 in Durban .
Web links
- Stephanus du Plessis in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Stephanus du Plessis in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Plessis, you Stephanus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | dPlessis, Stephanus you; Plessis, Stephanus Johannes you; Plessis, Fanie you |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African discus thrower and shot putter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lichtenburg (South Africa) |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 2001 |
| Place of death | Pretoria |