| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 2 | Long Jump | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 8.24 |
| Qualification | Triple Jump | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 16.32 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | Long Jump | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 8.47 |
| Qualification | Long Jump | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 8.00 |
| African Championships | ||||
| 1 | Long Jump | 2010 | Nairobi, KEN | 8.23 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 1 | Long Jump | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | 8.08 |
| 2 | Long Jump | 2012 | Rome, ITA | 8.20 |
| 2 | Long Jump | 2012 | Doha, QAT | 8.10 |
| 2 | Long Jump | 2011 | Eugene, OR, USA | 8.31 |
| 4 | Long Jump | 2011 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 8.25 |
| 6 | Long Jump | 2011 | London, GBR | 7.93 |
| Golden League | ||||
| 1 | Long Jump | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 8.33 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 6 | Long Jump | 2012 | Madrid, ESP | 7.99 |
| Super Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | Long Jump | 2009 | Monaco, MON | 8.28 |
| 1 | Long Jump | 2009 | Lausanne, SUI | 8.05 |
| Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | Long Jump | 2009 | Ostrava, CZE | 8.33 |
| 2 | Long Jump | 2010 | Shanghai, CHN | 8.27 |
| 2 | Long Jump | 2009 | Madrid, ESP | 8.50 |
| World Indoor Championships | ||||
| 2 | Long Jump | 2010 | Doha, QAT | 8.08 |
Occupation
Athlete
Club name
University of Pretoria [Tuks], South Africa
Coach
Hansie Coetzee (iol.co.za, 10 May 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He took up athletics at age 13 in Ratanda, South Africa. (iaaf.org, 24 Jul 2009)
Reason for taking up this sport
A teacher recognised his potential for athletics. (spikesmag.com, 22 Jun 2012)
Hero
English triple jumper Jonathan Edwards and US long jumper Mike Powell. (news24.com, 21 Sep 2007; iaaf.org, 24 Jul 2009)
General
FOUNDATION
In 2011 he set up the ImotivateYouth Foundation to help motivate and empower youth in his hometown of Heidelberg. The foundation aims to give youth an opportunity to have a sports career. Some of the initiatives developed by the foundation include educating youth in creating a better society by taking care of the environment, and also awarding bursaries and scholarships to talented youth. In 2012 he teamed up with the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation in order to help them with his motivational talks. (lenzinfo.co.za, 13 May 2012;)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
