His personal best jump is 5.70 metres (18 ft 8 in), achieved in July 2007 in Heusden-Zolder. With this performance, he equaled the national record of Thibault Duval.[1] Rans does hold the national junior record with 5.60 metres, and is also a former Belgian junior record holder in the 200 metres with 20.82 seconds.[2]
In March 2009 he tested positive for Corticosteroids. He was first cleared by the Flemish Doping Tribunal,[3] but it was overturned by IAAF and he was handed a 3-month ban.[4]