Jovan van Vuuren explained

Birth Name:Jovan Daniél van Vuuren
Birth Date:17 July 1996
Birth Place:Bloemfontein, Free State
Height:1.93m
Country:South Africa
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long jump
Coach:Neil Cornelius (2018 - Present)
Pb: (2024)

Jovan Dániel van Vuuren (born 17 July 1996) is a South African Olympic athlete who competes as a long jumper.[1]

A native of Bloemfontein, van Vuuren was a bronze medalist in long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[2] It was a breakthrough year for van Vuuren as he also jumped a career best 8.16 metres that season, won his first national long jump title and appeared at the World Championships.[3] In 2024, Jovan jumped an Olympic Qualifier and Personal Best of 8.30m.

Notes and References

  1. News: SA long jump champ aims to make the best of every opportunity in 2023 . Pretoria Rekord . 24 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Van Vuuren is only the fourth SA long jumper to medal at the Commonwealth Games . . en . 5 August 2022.
  3. News: SA long jump star Jovan van Vuuren not giving up on world championship dream despite injury . . 10 March 2023.