| Place Of Birth | Louis Trichardt, South Africa |
| Occupation | Athlete and Farmer (Levubu). |
| Club | Maties |
| Idol | Olympic hero - Josia Thugwane |
| Recent Results | 1st in the Shot Put - 20.47m (SA National Track & Field Championships, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 11-Feb-2006)
1st in the Shot Put - 21.06 (Pretoria, South Africa, 24-Jan-2006)
no measurement in the qualifying round of the Shot Put (IAAF World Championships, Helsinki, Finland, 06-Aug-2005) |
Commonwealth
Games History | Manchester 2002
Silver in the Shot Put (19.97m)
7th in the Discus Throw (57.02m)
Kuala Lumpur 1998
5th in the Shot Put (19.15m) |
Olympic
Games History | Athens 2004
12th in the qualifying round of the Shot Put (19.41m)
Sydney 2000
7th in the Shot Put (20.32m) |
| Other | Personal Best:
Shot Put - 21.97m (Eugene, Oregon, USA, 02-Jul-2001) African Record
Discus Throw - 62.37m (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, 31-May-2002)
Shot Put (6kg) - 20.50m (Naboomspruit, South Africa, 18-Oct-1997)
Season's Best:
Shot Put - 21.06m a (Pretoria, South Africa, 27-Jan-2006)
World Ranking:
23rd in the Shot Put (as at 12-Dec-2005, IAAF)
World Junior Record Holder at Shot Put. |