Daniel du Plessis is a South African
para-athlete
Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practised by people with a disability as a parasport. The athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair rac ...
from
Pretoria, Gauteng
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothi ...
where he competes for the IS Ability Sports Club. He is the current African record holder over 400m at 52.41 seconds in the
T62 class.
Du Plessis has limb deficiency in both legs due to
fibular hemimelia
Fibular hemimelia or longitudinal fibular deficiency is "the congenital absence of the fibula and it is the most common congenital absence of long bone of the extremities." It is the shortening of the fibula at birth, or the complete lack thereof ...
which resulted in both legs being amputated below the knee. He uses prosthetic
running blades.
He is due to make his Paralympic debut at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
in Tokyo, Japan.
Du Plessis has a degree in
actuarial science from
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University ( af, Universiteit Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant ...
and works in the financial sector.
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Stellenbosch University alumni
Sportspeople from Pretoria
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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