Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Cape Town, RSA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Nyanga Club: South Africa |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Education - College of Capetown: Cape Town, RSA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
She enjoys reading, listening to music, walking by the beach and socialising. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Injuries |
She had a shoulder injury in 2009. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Winning three gold medals at the 2006 African Championships. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She found it exciting and because it was an Olympic sport. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Rubben Gonzalez, Vilma Rodolf and Natalie Du Toit. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Ambitions |
She wants to become a world class athlete and to compete at the 2012 Olympics. After her sport career she wants to own a gym and continue being involved in sport, either coaching or managing at a national level. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Awards and honours |
South African Sport Woman of the Year in 2006. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Aveenash Pandoo |
Coach from what year? |
2003 |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began weightlifting in 1997. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
Xhosa, Zulu, English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
B, Babs, Babes. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
If you do whatever it takes for as long as it takes, success is only a matter of time. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |