Charl du Toit

Charl du Toit
Personal information
Born (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993
Pretoria, South Africa
Residence Stellenbosch
Sport
Country  South Africa
Sport track and field
Disability class T37
Event(s) sprints
Club Maties ParaSport Club
Coached by Suzanne Ferreira
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals 2012, 2016
Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Representing  South Africa
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio Men's 100m T37
2016 Rio Men's 400m T37
IPC World Championships
2017 LondonMen's 200m - T37
2017 LondonMen's 400m - T37
2013 LyonMen's 4x100m relay
2015 DohaMen's 400m - T37
2017 LondonMen's 100m - T37
2013 LyonMen's 400m - T37
2013 LyonMen's 800m - T37

Charl du Toit (born 26 March 1993) is a South African Paralympic sprinter competing in the T37 class.[1] Du Toit has competed at two Summer Paralympic Games, London 2012 and Rio 2016. In the 2016 Summer Games he won gold medals in the 100 metre and 400 metre races, setting a new world record in the latter.

Personal history

Du Toit was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1993.[2] He has cerebral palsy. Du Toit was educated at Hoërskool Akasia in his home city.[3] After matriculating from high school he attended Stellenbosch University.[2]

Athletics career

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References

  1. ↑ Charl du Toit, IPC, retrieved 24 September 2017
  2. 1 2 "Athlete Bio: Charl Du Toit". IPC. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Botton, Wesley (24 September 2016). "Charl du Toit: Running is his life". citizen.co.za. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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