BLIGNAUT Kyle

Date of Birth: 9 Nov 1999

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put	6

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put B	Men's Shot Put Qualification - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A	Men's Shot Put Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

African Games

Year	Location	Shot Put
2019	Rabat, MAR	7th (17.98)

African Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2018	Asaba, NGR	3rd (19.05)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
5	2021	Shot Put	World Athletics Continental Tour	Bydgoszcz, POL	20.91
7	2021	Shot Put	World Athletics Continental Tour	Szekesfehervar, HUN	20.94

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2018	Tampere, FIN	1st (22.07)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Hobbies:

Hunting. (Instagram profile, 03 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Business Management - University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Languages spoken:

Afrikaans, English

Club name:

Pierre Blignaut Gewigstoot en Diskus Akademie [RSA] / Tuks Athletics [RSA]

Coach:

Pierre Blignaut

Reason:

He initially played rugby at school but switched to athletics as he felt his performances could be judged more fairly in athletics than in rugby. (up.ac.za, 16 May 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and to win gold at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. (Instagram profile, 02 Jun 2021; Athletics South Africa YouTube channel, 27 Apr 2020)

Hero:

South African shot putter Jaco Engelbrecht. (supersport.com, 12 May 2021)

Philosophy:

"I am a very competitive person. It has to do with the way I grew up. As a family, we always had some sort of competition going. I never competed to be second. Even when I train, there are no half measures. During every training session, I warm up as if I am going to compete." (supersport.com, 12 May 2021)

Award:

In 2017 he was named the Club Sportsperson of the Year at the University of Johannesburg Sports Gala Awards. (randburgsun.co.za, 16 Oct 2017)

General Interest

General
COACH
He credits the influence of coach Pierre Blignaut, to whom he is not related despite sharing the same family name. "Although Pierre and I are not related, he feels like family. He is the one who made me believe nothing is impossible and taught me that shot put is 65% good technique and 35% brute strength." (supersport.com, 12 May 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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