Francois Otieno Prinsloo (born 11 November 2001) is a South African discus thrower.

Early life

From

Worcester, South Africa Worcester ( ) is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located north-east of Cape Town on the N1 highway north to Johannesburg. Being the largest town in the Western Cape's interior region, it serves as the administrative capital o ...

, he attended 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.

Career

He was an

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winner in 2018 in

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. He was an African U20 Championships silver medallist in the discus in 2019 in Abidjan. He met the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics whilst competing for the University of South Alabama in

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with a discus throw of 67.26 metres. In June 2024 he won the NCAA Division I title in the discus with a throw of 63.51 metres in

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. He competed in the discus throw at the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...

in Paris in August 2024.

References

2001 births Living people South African male discus throwers People from Worcester, South Africa South Alabama Jaguars men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for South Africa {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics