Charl du Toit | |
Birth Date: | 26 March 1993 |
Birth Place: | Pretoria, South Africa |
Residence: | Stellenbosch |
Life Partner: | Chantell Olivier |
Country: | South Africa |
Sport: | Track and field |
Disability Class: | T37 |
Event: | Sprints |
Club: | Maties ParaSport Club |
Coach: | Suzanne Ferreira |
Paralympics: | 2012, 2016 |
Charl du Toit (born 26 March 1993) is a South African former Paralympic sprinter who competed in the T37 class. Du Toit has competed at two Summer Paralympic Games, London 2012 and Rio 2016. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he won gold medals in the 100 metre and 400 metre races, setting a world record in the latter.
Du Toit was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1993.[1] He has cerebral palsy. Du Toit was educated at Hoƫrskool Akasia in his home city.[2] After matriculating from high school he attended Stellenbosch University.[1]