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JL van Rensburg
Personal information
Born (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 19)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot put: 20.74m (Lima, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Lima Shot put
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ndola Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2023 Ndola Discus

JL van Rensburg (born 5 August 2005) is a South African shot putter and discus thrower.[1]

Career

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He won gold in the shot put and silver in the discus at the 2023 African U20 Championships in Ndola, Zambia.[2][3]

He won a silver medal in the shot put at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru with a personal best throw of 20.74m.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "JL van Rensburg". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ "SA YOUTH AND JUNIOR ATHLETES SHINE IN ZAMBIA". sasportpress.co.za. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ "African U20 Championships". World Athletics. 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Van Rensburg lands silver as Olympic stars power into men's 100m final". Timeslive.co.za. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ "SA's Olympic sprinting heroes through to 100m final at U20 World Champs, Van Rensburg medals". news24.com. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.