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 The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

and

Rio 2016 The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he won gold medals in the 100 metre and 400 metre races, setting a world record in the latter.

Personal history

Du Toit was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1993. He has

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. Du Toit was educated at Hoërskool Akasia in his home city. After matriculating from high school he attended

Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University (SU) (, ) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Sahara ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:du Toit, Charl 1993 births Afrikaner people Living people Paralympic athletes for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for South Africa World record holders in para-athletics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes from Pretoria South African male sprinters Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games athletes for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Paralympic sprinters 21st-century South African sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics