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Jovan van Vuuren

Jovan van Vuuren

South African long jumper

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

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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]

References

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