Kyle Blignaut Explained

Kyle Blignaut
Birth Date:	9 November 1999
Height:	195cm
Weight:	150kg
Country:	South Africa
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Shot put
Pb:	(2024)

Kayle "Kyle" Blignaut (born 9 November 1999) is a South African athlete who specialises in the shot put.^{[1] [2]}

Blignaut won the gold medal at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere.^[3] In May 2021 he threw a 21.21m personal best to meet the qualifying standard for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics during the USSA (South African Universities) Championships in Johannesburg. The throw put him fourth on the South Africa all-time list.^{[4] [5]}

He was selected for the shot put competition at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, but he did not qualify for the final.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kyle Blignaut | Profile. worldathletics.org.
2. Web site: Rising star Kyle Blignaut: Gentle giant or fire-breathing beast?. March 29, 2021. The Citizen.
3. Web site: SA shot-putter displays balls of steel at world champs. TimesLIVE.
4. Web site: Kyle Blignaut takes the long road as Shaun gets the jump. TimesLIVE.
5. Web site: Tokyo Olympics: Kyle Blignaut heaves his way to Japan. May 15, 2021. The South African.
6. Web site: Men's Shot Put Results: World Athletics Championships 2023. Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023.