Kabelo Mmono
Botswana high jumper
Kabelo Mmono (born 4 February 1980) is a high jumper from Botswana. He won gold medals at the All-Africa Games and the African Championships in Athletics.[1][2] When he won gold representing Botswana at the 2003 All-Africa Games, his medal ceremony was memorable for his impromptu solo rendition of the national anthem.[3]
He is a former national record holder with 2.20 metres, but in 2006 this record was beaten by Kabelo Kgosiemang.[4]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 30th (q) | 1.95 m |
1999 | African Junior Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | 2.05 m |
2002 | African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 2nd | 2.10 m |
2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 1st | 2.15 m |
2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | 2.17 m |
References
- ^ African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.
- ^ All-Africa Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.
- ^ "Botswana athlete sings for gold". BBC. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Botswana athletics records Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Kabelo Mmono at World Athletics
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African Games Champions in men's high jump
- 1965: Samuel Igun (NGR)
- 1973: Abdullah Noor Wasughe (SOM)
- 1978: Paul Ngadjadoum (CHA)
- 1987–91: Othmane Belfaa (ALG)
- 1995: Pierre Vorster (RSA)
- 1999: Anthony Idiata (NGR)
- 2003: Kabelo Mmono (BOT)
- 2007: Kabelo Kgosiemang (BOT)
- 2011: Ali Mohd Younes Idriss (SUD)
- 2015: Kabelo Kgosiemang (BOT)
- 2019: Mpho Links (RSA)
- 2023: Cadman Evans Yamoah (GHA)
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