Mark Plaatjes
- January 10, 2024
- Marathon Runner
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Mark Plaatjes |
| Occupation | Marathon Runner |
| Date Of Birth | Jun 2, 1962(1962-06-02) |
| Age | 62 |
| Birthplace | Johannesburg |
| Country | South Africa |
| Birth City | Gauteng |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Mark Plaatjes Biography
| Name | Mark Plaatjes |
| Birthday | Jun 2 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
| Place Of Birth | Johannesburg |
| Home Town | Gauteng |
| Birth Country | South Africa |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
Mark Plaatjes is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on June 2, 1962 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Born in South Africa under apartheid, Plaatjes won two national titles at the marathon and two at cross country [1]. He ran a personal best marathon of 2:08:58 in 1985 in Port Elizabeth, but was unable to compete outside South Africa, barred from the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games due to the international boycott of South Africa. He sought political asylum in the United States in 1988, saying “I didn’t want my daughter to grow up in a country where she felt inferior.”[2]
In 1991 Plaatjes won the Los Angeles Marathon in 2:10:29.[3]
Mark Plaatjes Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Marathon Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mark Plaatjes is one of the richest Marathon Runner from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Plaatjes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Mark Plaatjes (born 2 June 1962 in Johannesburg) was the marathon champion at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart.
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Facts & Trivia
Varghese Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Mark Plaatjes celebrates birthday on June 2 of every year.