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Edmund du Plessis
South African athlete (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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Personal life
He studies medicine at the University of Pretoria.[8]
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