Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Birth name | Jovan Daniél van Vuuren | |||||||||||
Born | 17 July 1996 | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Long jump | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best | 8.30 m (27 ft 2+3⁄4 in) (2023) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Jovan Daniél van Vuuren (born 17 July 1996) is a South African 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]