Corne Du Plessis

(b Malmesbury district, 7 June 1922). South African composer. He studied in South Africa and at the RAM and has taught at the universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch. His works use Afrikaans and Cape Malay folksongs. He is a well-known pianist, harpsichordist and writer.

Medal record
Competitor for  South Africa
Men’s athletics
World Championships
Gold	2001 Edmonton	4x100 m relay

Corne du Plessis (born March 20, 1978) is a South African sprinter. Together with Morne Nagel, Lee-Roy Newton and Matthew Quinn he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.

Following the ruling of December 13, 2005 which retroactively disqualified Tim Montgomery and henceforth the American team, the South African team were promoted to gold medallists.

Personal bests

• 100 metres - 10.25 (2001)
• 200 metres - 20.39 (2001)

External links

• IAAF profile for Corne Du Plessis

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