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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Tuks Wrestling Academy: Pretoria, RSA |
| Name of coach | Nico Coetzee and Bennie Labuschagne |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began in Ermelo in 1992. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Pretoria, RSA |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Reading, fihsing, cycling (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the 2006 Junior African Championship and being selected as part of the South Africa team at the Commonwealth Games 2010. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | His father introduced him to wrestling and he has loved it ever since. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Alexander Karelin, Buvaisar Saitieu (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
| Ambitions | To win a medal at World Championships and to take part in the 2012 London Olympics. He also plans to start his own engineering company. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
| Awards and honours | He was the 2009 Best Senior Wrestler in Gauteng Province, South Africa (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from what year? | 2005 and 2008 |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Insurance Officer |
| Languages | Afrikaans, English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | You have to train like the best to be the best. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | South Africa |