Jovan van Vuuren
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| Birth name | Jovan Daniél van Vuuren | |||||||||||
| Born | 17 July 1996 Bloemfontein, Free State | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.93m | |||||||||||
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| Country | South Africa | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Neil Cornelius (2018 - Present) | |||||||||||
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| Personal best | 8.30 m (27 ft 2+3⁄4 in) (2024) | |||||||||||
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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.
References
- ^ "SA long jump champ aims to make the best of every opportunity in 2023". Pretoria Rekord. 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Van Vuuren is only the fourth SA long jumper to medal at the Commonwealth Games". SuperSport. 5 August 2022.
- ^ "SA long jump star Jovan van Vuuren not giving up on world championship dream despite injury". iol.co.za. 10 March 2023.