Shaun Bownes

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Full Name: Date of Birth:	Shaun   Bownes 1970/10/24
Height:	1.94m
Weight:	93kg
Player Achievements:	2003 World Championships (indoor & outdoor) 2002 Commonwealth Games Gold medallist 2002 African Senior Champs Gold medallist 2002 Best Performance 13.31 2001 Best Performance 13.26 2001 World Snr Champs Finalist 2001 World Indoor Champs Bronze Medal 2001 ASA Snr Record 2000 Best Performance 13,41 2000 Olympic Games Semi-Finalist 2000 ASA Record 1999 Best Performance 13,48 1999 Africa and ASA Senior Record Holder 1999 All Africa Games Finalist 1998 Best Performance 13,53 1998 Africa and ASA Senior Record Holder 1998 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal 1998 African Champs Gold Medal
Description:	Current SA and African champion in 110m Hurdles and 60m Hurdles (indoor) Full time athlete and part-time student (Sports Marketing)
Olympic Hero:	It's not easy to single someone out, because every athlete work so hard to become the best - they all deserve to be heroes
Favourite Olympic Moment:	When Josiah Thugwane won an Olympic gold medal (in the marathon at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta). I got quite emotional when he went up onto the podium to receive his medal. He proved that nothing is impossible if you work hard and give your best