Francois Prinsloo
 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 2001 Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Discus : 67.26m (Hattiesburg, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Francois Otieno Prinsloo (born 11 November 2001) is a South African discus thrower.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Worcester, South Africa, he attended Worcester Gymnasium for high school before leaving to the United States to attend the University of South Alabama. He won the Sun Belt discus championship for three consecutive years, and in 2024 also won the hammer throw. He was named the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Year.[2]
Career
[edit]He was an African Youth Games winner in 2018 in Algiers. He was an African U20 Championships silver medallist in the discus in 2019 in Abidjan.[3][4]
He met the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics whilst competing for the University of South Alabama in Hattiesburg, Mississippi with a discus throw of 67.26 metres.[5][6]
In June 2024 he won the NCAA Division I title in the discus with a throw of 63.51 metres in Eugene, Oregon.[7]
He competed in the discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Francois Prinsloo". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "South Alabama's Francois Prinsloo wins NCAA championship in discus". al.com. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "African U20 Championships". World Athletics. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Three medals at Junior African Champs". The Namibian. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Spears, Aubrey (April 30, 2024). "USA student athlete qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympic Games".
- ^ "19 South African Athletes Secure Spots for Paris Olympics as Qualifying Race Heats Up". The Newspaper. May 15, 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Rodriguez, Kyle (7 June 2024). "Here Are The NCAA Track And Field Championships Results On Day 3". Flotrack. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Men's Discus Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "More SA athletes for Paris Olympics announced". SuperSport. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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