How to Pronounce Andries du Plessis
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Oct 01, 1910 Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa Died on 12 Oct 1979 (aged 69)
South African pole vaulter
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About Andries Du Plessis
- Andries Stephanus du Plessis (1 October 1910 – 12 October 1979) was a South African track and field athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
- 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.
- Two years later he won the gold medal in the pole vault event at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney.
