Human Interest |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Tuks: Pretoria, RSA |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Business Administration - Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR, USA |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named North Idaho College's 2007 Athlete of the Year. (osubeavers.com, 09 Jun 2008) South Africa wrestler of the Year 2006-2008. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Troy |
Coach from what year? |
2007 |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
General Interest |
Other information |
EDUCATION Before transferring to Oregon State University he studied and represented North Idaho College, a junior college in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States. In both of his two years there he was named captain of the wrestling team. (osubeavers.com, 09 Jun 2008) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Pretoria, RSA |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He started in Centurion as a six year old. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Afrikaans, English |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Hunting, sports. (Facebook, 16 Aug 2010) |
Injuries |
Knee surgery. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Hero / Idol |
My father, David Barnes. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Ambitions |
To get a medal at the 2012 London Olympics and to start my own business at the end of my playing career. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Nicknames |
Hein, Bornes. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
You have to like it tough. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Coach from which country? |
United States |