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| Human Interest | |
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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) |