| Francois Prinsloo | |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Discus |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Pb: | Discus : 67.26m (Hattiesburg, 2024) |
Francois Otieno Prinsloo (born 11 November 2001) is a South African discus thrower.[1]
From Worcester, South Africa, he attended the University of South Alabama. He won the Sun Belt discus championship for three consecutive years, and in 2024 also won the hammer throw. He was named the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Year.[2]
He was an African Youth Games winner in 2018 in Algiers. He was an African U20 Championships silver medallist in the discus in 2019 in Abidjan.[3] [4]
He met the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics whilst competing for the University of South Alabama in Hattiesburg, Mississippi with a discus throw of 67.26 metres.[5] [6]
In June 2024 he won the NCAA Division I title in the discus with a throw of 63.51 metres in Eugene, Oregon.[7]
In June 2024, he was selected for the South African team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8]