Personal Achievements
He was the first South African to break a World Land Speed Record in September 2005 reaching a speed of 269 km/h in a Maserati Gran Sport:
Completed the Antarctica marathon, known to be the toughest marathon on the planet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYtEQ6spwR4&feature=youtu.be
Hein completed full Ironman (3.8km swim, 180km cycle and 42.2km run)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsMeyiJBY04
Hein became the first blind person to complete the ABSA Cape Epic (the Tour de France of mountain biking): 707km over 8 days climbing more than 15 000 meters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvG7rdkCONM
Swedish National Paratriathlon Champion in 2023
Hein completed the Dessert Dash 369km mountain bike race from Windhoek to Swakopmund.
Two-times winner of the Argus cycle race blind tandem category
Hein broke the World Blind Land Speed Record becoming the fastest blind driver in the world by averaging a speed of 322.5km/h in a Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5EFNmk8tfw
Hein has completed multiple major City the Marathons and climbed the 10 highest mountains in the Western Cape.
He has skydived from a height of ten thousand feet and bungee-jumped from one of the highest bridges in the world.
Hein became the first blind person in the world to cycle solo over a distance of thirty-nine kilometres.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLYFZd9rmVM
He was a player in the South African blind cricket team that won the World Cup in India during the inaugural Blind Cricket World Cup in 1998.
He completed the Cape to Rio Yacht Race at the age of 21.
Hein performed his autobiographical show “Bat Magic – The lighter side of living in Darkness” at all the major art festivals in South Africa.
He completed his APM (Advanced Professional Management) through the Open University of London.
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