Edmund du Plessis

Edmund du Plessis (born 5 April 2002) is a South African middle distance runner. In 2023 and 2024 he won national titles over 800 metres.

Career
He won the 800 metres at the South African Athletics Championships in 2023 and 2024, setting a new lifetime best of 1:44.92 at the 2024 event. He also set a 48.29 400m personal best in 2024.

He ran a time of 1:44.49 in Madrid in June 2024 to meet the Olympic qualifying standard. Du Plessis set an Irish all-comers record of 1:44.22 in the 800m at the Morton Games in Dublin in July 2024.

He was officially selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024.

Personal life
He studies medicine at the University of Pretoria.