Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English
Club
Johannesburg Gymnastics Centre [South Africa]
Coach
Ilse Pelser [national] (sascoc.co.za, 03 Mar 2016)
International senior debut
2012 for South Africa (intlgymnast.com, 04 May 2012)
Injuries
A shoulder injury ruled her out of the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China. She required surgery on the injury. (sagf.co.za, 07 Sep 2015; fulltwist.net, 21 May 2015)
She tore a hamstring muscle [leg] in 2010. (intlgymnast.com, 04 May 2012)
As a teenager she had Osgood-Schlatter disease, which affects the tendon below the kneecap. (intlgymnast.com, 04 May 2012)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at around age five. (intlgymnast.com, 04 May 2012)
Reason for taking up the sport
Her parents enrolled her in a gymnastics programme. (intlgymnast.com, 04 May 2012)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a gold medal at the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville, Congo. (sagf.co.za, 07 Sep 2015)
Hero / Idol
US gymnast Jordyn Wieber. (myweb-page.co.za, 09 Oct 2013)
Most influential person in career
Her family. (thecgf.com, 21 Jun 2013)
Last update : 2016-09-23
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