Zanele Situ

Zanele Situ
Zanele Situ as depicted in the book Zanele Situ: My Story by Liz Sparg, Jesse Breytenbach, and Andy Thesen
Personal information
Full nameNtombizanele Situ
Born(1971-01-19)19 January 1971
Kokstad, South Africa
Died1 November 2023(2023-11-01) (aged 52)
Years active1998–2021
Sport
DisabilitySpinal cord injury
Disability classF54
ClubMaties ParaSport Club: Stellenbosch
Coached byDanny Damon
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  South Africa
Paralympic Games
2000 SydneyJavelin throw – F52–54
2004 AthensJavelin throw – F54/55
2000 SydneyDiscus throw – F51–54
2016 Rio de JaneiroJavelin throw – F54
World Championships
1998 BirminghamJavelin F54
2002 LilleJavelin F54–56
1998 BirminghamDiscus F54
2011 ChristchurchJavelin F54–56
2013 LyonJavelin F54–56
2015 DohaJavelin F54
2017 LondonJavelin throw – F54

Ntombizanele Situ (19 January 1971 – 1 November 2023), better known as Zanele Situ, was a South African Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category F54 throwing events. Specialising in the javelin throw, Situ was a two-time gold medalist at both the Paralympics and the IPC Athletics World Championships and was the first female South African black athlete to win a Paralympic gold medal.

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