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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-11-11)11 November 2001 (age 24) Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personalbest(s) | Discus : 67.26m (Hattiesburg, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Francois Otieno Prinsloo (born 11 November 2001) is a South African discus thrower and professional wrestler. He is currently signed to theWWE.[1]
FromWorcester, South Africa, he attendedWorcester Gymnasium for high school before leaving to the United States to attend theUniversity 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 anAfrican Youth Games winner in 2018 inAlgiers. He was anAfrican U20 Championships silver medallist in the discus in 2019 inAbidjan.[3][4]
He met the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics whilst competing for the University of South Alabama inHattiesburg, Mississippi with a discus throw of 67.26 metres.[5][6]
In June 2024 he won theNCAA Division I title in the discus with a throw of 63.51 metres inEugene, Oregon.[7]
He competed in the discus throw at the2024 Summer Olympics inParis in August 2024.[8][9] He signed withWWE in 2025.[10]
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