Jo-Ané van Dyk

Jo-Ané du Plessis (née van Dyk; born 3 October 1997) is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She is a two-time Olympian and won the silver medal in the women's javelin throw event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.^[2] Van Dyk is also a two-time African champion and an African Games gold, silver and bronze medallist.

Jo-Ané du Plessis

Jo-Ané du Plessis in 2024
Personal information
Born	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27) Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa
Education	North-West University[1]
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	JT: 64.22 m (2024)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  South Africa Olympic Games 2024 Paris Javelin throw African Games 2023 Accra Javelin throw 2019 Rabat Javelin throw 2015 Brazzaville Javelin throw African Championships 2022 Saint Pierre Javelin throw 2024 Douala Javelin throw 2016 Durban Javelin throw 2018 Asaba Javelin throw World U20 Championships 2016 Bydgoszcz Javelin throw African Youth Games 2014 Gaborone Javelin throw African Junior Championships 2015 Addis Ababa Javelin throw
Updated on 10 August 2024

Achievements

All information taken from World Athletics profile.^[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  South Africa
2013	World Youth Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	6th	50.16 m
2014	African Youth Games	Gaborone, Botswana	1st	47.62 m
	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	7th	48.93 m
2015	African Junior Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	1st	49.47 m
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	3rd	50.52 m
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	56.22 m
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	57.32 m
2017	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	9th	57.02 m
2018	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	2nd	53.72 m
2019	Universiade	Naples, Italy	6th	56.85 m
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	2nd	55.38 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	24th (q)	57.69 m
2022	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	1st	60.65 m
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	15th (q)	57.79 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	10th	57.43 m
2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	1st	60.80 m
	African Championships	Douala, Cameroon	1st	57.03 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	2nd	63.93 m

National titles

• South African Championships
  • Javelin throw: 2018, 2021, 2022
• USSA Championships
  • Javelin throw: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
• South African U20 Championships
  • Javelin throw: 2016
• South African Junior Championships
  • Javelin throw: 2015