Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Cape Town, RSA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Brackenfell-Strand Wrestling Academy: Cape Town, RSA |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Sports Science - University of Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch, RSA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Sport, Gym, Socialising with friends and touring. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze in the Commonwealth Championships in 2009. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He wanted to compete in a contact sport |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To finish his degree in Sports Science and become a biokineticist. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Awards and honours |
Brackenfell Sportsman of the Year 2006 and Wrestler of the Year 2007 (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Gertje vd Merwe |
Coach from what year? |
1996 |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began wrestling in 1996 in Cape Town, South Africa |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
Afrikaans, English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Rather try and fail, than to fail to try." (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Coach from which country? |
South Africa |