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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Victoria, SEY |
| Higher education | Construction - Seychelles Polytechnic & Industrial Training Centre: Seychelles |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Playing Xbox 360, watching movies and spending time with his friends and his daughter. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He thinks of God and his daughter before attempting his lifts. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the silver medal at the African Championship and being the junior gold medallists in the 2002 African Championship. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Famous relatives | His father and uncle, William Dixie and Piere Dixie were also national weightlifters. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "I was bored and every friend I had was doing sports and girls fancied them a lot. So I decided to do sports [weightlifting] to impress them, and it worked. Also because my father and uncle were lifters and I was inspired by them." |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Chinese weightlifters. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Ambitions | "To some day live big and give to my daughter what I never had." (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | William Dixie |
| Coach from what year? | 2000 |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He started in 2000 when he was 17 at a Gym in Victoria, Seychelles. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2001 |
| Competing for | Seychelles |
| Location | Seychelles |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Police Officer |
| Languages | Creole, French, English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Never back down, the only times its over is when you are deceased.so as long as you are kicking never back down." (Athlete, 15 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Seychelles |
Further Personal Information | |
| Family | He has one daughter, Hollie Tessy. |