Kyle Blignaut

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.

[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] He competed in the shot put at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.