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| Born | 5 August 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, Discus | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Shot put: 19.06m (2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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JL van Rensburg (born 5 August 2005) is a South African shot putter and discus thrower.[1]
Career
[edit]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 using 6kg.[4][5] In October 2024, he was named Sportsman of the Year by the Eden Sports Council.[6][7]
On 1 March 2025, he achieved his personal best in shot put of 19.06m at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in Lubbock, Texas, USA. His best distance of 52.76m in the discuss was achieved on 17 May 2025 at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship held in Lawrence, Kansas, USA.
Personal life
[edit]In September 2024 he was recruited to study at Baylor University in the United States, studying mechanical engineering on a scholarship.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "JL van Rensburg". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "SA YOUTH AND JUNIOR ATHLETES SHINE IN ZAMBIA". sasportpress.co.za. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "African U20 Championships". World Athletics. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Van Rensburg lands silver as Olympic stars power into men's 100m final". Timeslive.co.za. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Pienaar, Michelle (24 October 2024). "RED CARPET ROLLED OUT FOR DISTRICT'S SPORT AMBASSADORS". George Herald. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Eden Sport Council awards deserving ambassadors of the district". knysnaplettherald. 21 October 2024.
- ^ Calitz, Linzetta (11 September 2024). "JL MIK VIR OLIMPIESE SPELE". Mosselbay Advertiser. Retrieved 24 November 2024.