Name:
Jacob Salmon Wilhelm (Japie) Greyvenstein
Country:
South Africa
Birthday:
17/4/1962
Weight:
93kg
Resides:
1 Griffith street
Queenstown
1 Griffith street, Queenstown, 5319
Disability / Supporting Athlete:
Amputation of right leg below knee
Sport:
Category:
Origin of disability:
Working as a shunter on the railways. Running alongside the train, slipped on a stone and fell under the train - lost his bottom right leg and has several metal pins in the left leg.
Where do you see yourself in the next year?:
God willing right at the top Running the comrades as well as a few new races, maybe abroad
What are your goals and ambitions?:
I would like to complete the comrades ultra marathon as well as run the races far away that I cannot afford to enter (Home and Abroad). I would also like to represent my country at high level of sport.