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Andries du Plessis
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Born	1 October 1910
Died	12 October 1979 (aged 69)
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Men's Athletics
Representing South Africa
British Empire Games

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Andries Stephanus du Plessis (1 October 1910 – 12 October 1979^[1]) was a South African track and field athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[2] He was born in Germiston.

In 1936 he finished 17th in the Olympic pole vault event. At the 1934 Empire Games he finished fourth in the pole vault competition. He also participated in the 120 yards hurdles contest but was eliminated in the heats. Four years later he won the gold medal in the pole vault event at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney.

References

^ South African Athletics Biography Introduction: Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, Bruce Fordyce, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Ernst Van Dyk, Elana Meyer
^ A history of sport and physical education in the Republic of South Africa

External links

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andries du Plessis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

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[1] South African Athletics Biography Introduction: Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, Bruce Fordyce, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Ernst Van Dyk, Elana Meyer

[2] A history of sport and physical education in the Republic of South Africa

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-'''Andries Stephanus du Plessis''' (born October 1, 1911) is a [[South Africa]]n [[Track and field athletics|athlete]] who competed in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].
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+{{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} South Africa }}
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+'''Andries Stephanus du Plessis''' (1 October 1910 &ndash; 12 October 1979<ref>South African Athletics Biography Introduction: Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, Bruce Fordyce, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Ernst Van Dyk, Elana Meyer</ref>) was a South African [[track and field]] athlete who competed in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Cm4TAQAAIAAJ&q=andries+du+plessis+athlete+%5C A history of sport and physical education in the Republic of South Africa]</ref> He was born in [[Germiston]].
-He was born in [[Germiston]].
-In 1936 he finished 17th in the [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault|Olympic pole vault event]].
+In 1936 he finished 17th in the [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault|Olympic pole vault event]]. At the 1934 Empire Games he finished fourth in the pole vault competition. He also participated in the 120 yards hurdles contest but was eliminated in the heats. Four years later he won the gold medal in the pole vault event at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney.
+==References==
-At the 1934 Empire Games he finished fourth in the pole vault competition. He also participated in the 120 yards hurdles contest but was eliminated in the heats. Four years later he won the gold medal in the pole vault event at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney.
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-*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/andries-du-plessis-1.html sports-reference.com]
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