Jovan van Vuuren

Jovan van Vuuren
Personal information
Birth nameJovan Daniél van Vuuren
Born (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 28)
Bloemfontein, Free State
Height1.93m
Sport
CountrySouth Africa
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Coached byNeil Cornelius (2018 - Present)
Achievements and titles
Personal best8.30 m (27 ft 2+3⁄4 in) (2024)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Long jump

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

  1. ^ "SA long jump champ aims to make the best of every opportunity in 2023". Pretoria Rekord. 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Van Vuuren is only the fourth SA long jumper to medal at the Commonwealth Games". SuperSport. 5 August 2022.
  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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