DAFFARN Luc

South Africa

Rowing

Date of Birth: 31 Jan 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Place of birth: JOHANNESBURG

Birth Country:

South Africa

Place of residence : PRETORIA

Residence Country:

South Africa

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Men's Pair RSA South Africa	13

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Pair Heat 1 #34	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Pair Repechage 1 #51	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
8	Pair	2021	Lucerne, SUI	6:42.92
16	Pair	2018	Belgrade, SRB	7:00.22

World Championships Under 23

Year	Location	2-	2x
2019	Sarasota, FL, USA	4	-
2018	Poznan, POL	-	12
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	5	-

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	2x
2016	Rotterdam, NED	7

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Nickname:

The King (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

Hobbies:

Driving 4x4 vehicles. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Education - University of Pretoria, South Africa

Family:

Partner Caitlin Little

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Marco Galone [national], ITA

Start:

He began rowing at age 13 at Rondebosch Boys High School in Cape Town, South Africa. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

Reason:

"My friend told me it would make me big." (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 08 Jul 2021)

Memorable:

Being selected to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

Hero:

Australian rower Drew Ginn, New Zealand rower Eric Murray. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

Influence:

South African rower John Smith. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

Ritual:

He has a playlist of songs he listens to before competing. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"If you feel like you are in control then you just aren't going fast enough." [Mario Andretti] (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021; Facebook profile, 27 Jun 2021)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
He has worked as the head of marketing for a company that offers triathlon training programmes in South Africa. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jul 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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