Luvo Manyonga

Quick Facts

Full Name	Luvo Manyonga
Date Of Birth	Jan 8, 1991(1991-01-08)
Age	33
Birthplace	Paarl
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Western Cape
Horoscope	Capricorn

Luvo Manyonga Biography

Luvo Manyonga is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on January 8, 1991 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. Manyonga was born in Paarl on 8 January 1991. He was raised in Mbekweni, a township in Paarl. Manyonga’s father John, a forklift truck driver, was absent most of the time, leaving Joyce, a domestic cleaner, to raise him. Manyonga was poor and dysfunctional due to his environment. His mother still maintained the family home for him, his older brother, and sister. His talent for long jumping was quickly recognized by him and he took part in track and field events. Mario Smith, a local coach, was amazed by the abilities of the young man and set about supporting Manyonga in his professional career.

In the 2011 season, he made his debut on the senior international stage. He competed in Finland in July 2011 and set a personal record of 8.26m (27 feet 1 inch). This placed him among the top 15 athletes in the world that same year. He was one of two South Africans who qualified to represent South Africa in the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. To reach the final, he jumped 8.04m (26 feet 4 /2 inches) while Mokoena, who is currently the world silver medallist, failed to advance. Manyonga opened the final jumping 8.21m (26 feet 11 in), which was his best jump and earned him fifth place at this first major competition.

Manyonga opened his 2012 season with a jump of eight metres on the national Yellow Pages Series. However, the winnings of 80,000 Rand that he had received from his performances the previous year disrupted his life. Family and friends came to rely on him financially and he quickly fell into debt. Coach Mario Smith began to support Manyonga’s family at his own expense so the jumper could focus on training. Around this time, Manyonga had become a regular user of tik – the local variant of crystal methamphetamine commonly used in his township. He first tried the recreational drug in 2011 and had used it when outside of competition (when it would not constitute a doping offence), but he gave a positive doping test in-competition at a national series meet on 20 March. He waived his right to have a “B” sample testing and admitted taking the drug for non-performance-enhancing reasons, resulting in his suspension from competition. He admitted he had developed an addiction in the preceding months and was admitted for drug rehabilitation.

Manyonga began working with John McGrath, an Irishman and strength training coach, in 2014. Planning a return to action, Smith sent paperwork to the national athletics body for entry to the 2014 Commonwealth Games. This was not processed correctly and ultimately Manyonga did not compete. Smith died that year during a car accident while on his way to visit his athlete in Mbekweni. Manyonga’s life spiralled and he missed his coach’s memorial, having come across some friends taking tik en route. Following this, the National Olympic Committee president Gideon Sam visited the athlete’s family home. Shocked by his situation, Sam arranged for the Committee to pay for training and accommodation at University of Pretoria’s High Performance Centre. Manyonga reacted positively, saying “I decided I can’t take it anymore in Cape Town because that is where I hook myself up with the devil.” He began training again full-time in mid-2015.

Manyonga was the world junior champion in 2010 and the African Games champ in 2011. He placed fifth at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. He finished second at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics.

Luvo Manyonga Net Worth

Luvo Manyonga is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luvo Manyonga 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Luvo Manyonga, a South African track and cross-country athlete, was born 8 January 1991. He was the 2017 World Champion in London and the 2018 Commonwealth Games title on the Gold Coast in Australia. He was the Olympic silver medallist at Rio de Janeiro 2016.

Manyonga won his first international medal at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships. He jumped 7.49m (24ft 6in) while traveling to Mauritius for the bronze medal. He finished the year with a 7.65 m (25 feet 1 in) long jump record and a triple jump of 15.54m (50 feet 11/4 in).

Having missed four outdoor seasons since 2012, Manyonga returned to professional track competition in 2016. His talent had not dimmed and he cleared a world-leading and personal best distance of 8.30 m (27 ft 2 ⁄4 in) in Pretoria in March. He faltered at the South African Athletics Championships, mistiming his jumps and ending in 13th place. He was back over eight metres on his IAAF Diamond League debut at the Golden Gala, then claimed his first senior medal in almost five years at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics in Durban through a wind-assisted 8.23 m (27 ft 0 in). This made it a South African 1–2 as Manyonga was runner-up to Rushwahl Samaai.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Luvo Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Luvo Manyonga celebrates birthday on January 8 of every year.

What did Luvo Manyonga do?

The apology comes after the Manyonga was handed a four-year ban in June for failing to make himself available for drug testing three times in a 12-month period under the sport’s ‘whereabouts’ criteria. He will miss the Olympic Games which start on Friday.

How old is Luvo Manyonga?

The 30-year-old athlete, who won silver at the Rio 2016 Olympics and gold at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, and missed a medal by one place at the Doha 2019 World Championships, will thus be banned until December 22 2024.

What sports are in athletics?

Athletics events and games are the oldest form of organized sport, having developed out of the most basic human activities, running, walking, jumping, and throwing. They are a truly international group of sports, with nearly every country in the world engaging in some form of competition.

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Sport| Track and field

Who is called an athlete?

Definition of athlete 1 : a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina.