Julia du Plessis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 May 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
Julia du Plessis (born 27 May 1996) is a South African female professional high jumper. She is the 2015 African Games bronze medallist.
A child prodigy, her personal best jump is 1.88 metres, achieved in March 2012 in Germiston. In the age-specific categories she went on to win the bronze medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships, the silver medal at the 2015 African Junior Championships and finished twelfth at the 2012 World Junior Championships.[1]
She won the bronze medal at the 2015 African Games, finished eighth at the 2016 African Championships,[1] tenth at the 2017 Summer Universiade and sixth at the 2018 African Championships.
Achievements
[edit]All information taken from World Athletics profile.[1]
National titles
[edit]- South African Championships
- USSA Championships
- High jump: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- South African U23 Championships
- High jump: 2016
- South African Junior Championships
- High jump: 2012
- South African U18 Championships
- High jump: 2012, 2013
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Julia du Plessis at World Athletics
External links
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- South African female high jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
- African Games bronze medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- South African Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century South African sportswomen
- South African athletics biography stubs