Bernice Steyl
South African athlete
Bernice Steyl married name Bernice Du Plessis (11 May 1911 — 7 July 2008) was a South African track an field athlete specialized in the shot put.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 11 May 1911 |
| Died | 7 July 2008 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | shot put |
Steyl was, like Marjorie Clark and Barbara Burke, a South African women who was forced by South African administrator to compete overseas in Great Britain.[2][3] She became champion of England after winning the shot put event at the 1930 WAAA Championships.[4]
Steyl married in 1938 to Josias Hendrik Otto du Plessis (1906-1960) who was Administrator of Cape Province. They had one child and she was grandmother. She died on 7 July 2008 at the age of 97. She is burried in Stellenbosch, South Africa.[1][5]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bernice Steyl du Plessis". findagrave.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ "British Athletics Championships 1919-1939". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ Beinart, H. N. (1962). History of South African athletics (1930-1960). p. 35-36.
- ↑ Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality. Routledge. 5 March 2014. ISBN 9781136326950. Retrieved 28 July 2022 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Bernice Steyl". myheritage.nl. Retrieved 28 July 2022.