Occupation
Athlete
Education
Sport Studies - University of Pretoria, South Africa
Spoken languages
English
Coach
Tiaan van der Walt [national] (sagf.co.za, 02 Nov 2015)
Injuries
He underwent a knee operation in June 2015 ruling him out of the 2015 World Championships in Denmark. (sagf.co.za, 02 Nov 2015)
He took a two-year break for the sport due to a serious knee injury and returned for the 2014 Indo Pacific Championships in Sun City, South Africa. (perdeby.co.za, 01 Sep 2014; sagf.co.za, 04 Jul 2014)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport in 2000 in the Alexandria township in Johannesburg, South Africa. (perdeby.co.za, 01 Sep 2014)
Ambitions
To become a coach after he retires from the sport. (perdeby.co.za, 01 Sep 2014)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Finishing sixth at the 2014 World Championships in Daytona Beach, FL, United States of America. (sagf.co.za, 22 May 2015; Facebook profile, 08 Nov 2014)
Hero / Idol
Chinese trampoline gymnast Dong Dong. (perdeby.co.za, 01 Sep 2014)
Most influential person in career
Coaches Helen and Tiaan van der Walt. (perdeby.co.za, 01 Sep 2014)
Additional information
Awards
He was named 2014 South African Gymnastics Federation [SAGF] Senior Male Gymnast of the Year and 2015 Senior Male Trampolining Gymnast of the Year. (South African Gymnastics Federation Facebook page, 28 Oct 2015; sagf.co.za, 02 Nov 2015)
General
PERFORMER
He also performs in organised gymnastics shows. At the 2016 Big Rand Show in South Africa he joined the gymnasts of the No Limits Trampoline Club to perform for spectators. (abrbuzz.co.za, 15 Jun 2016)
COLLEGE BREAK
In 2015 he took a year off from his studies at the University of Pretoria to pursue his gymnastics goals. (sagf.co.za, 22 May 2015; TUKS Trampoline Facebook page, 28 Oct 2015)
Last update : 2016-09-22
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