Ntando Mahlangu
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Born | 2002 (age 21–22) |
Sport | |
Country | South Africa |
Sport | Para-athletics |
Disability | Amputated legs at the knee |
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Ntando Mahlangu (born 2002) is a South African Paralympic athlete.[1] He represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and he won the silver medal in the men's 200 metres T42 event.[1][2] In 2019 he qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, United Kingdom he won the silver medal in the men's 200 metres T42 event.[3]
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates he won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres T61 event and he finished in 4th place in the men's long jump T63 event.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing South Africa | |||||
2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 200 m | 23.77 |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 200 m | 23.95 |
2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | 200 m | 23.23 |
4th | Long jump | 5.82 |
References
- ^ a b "Ntando Mahlangu". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Musembi, Peter (25 July 2018). "South African Paralympian Ntando Mahlangu is the rising star". BBC. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2017 World Para Athletics Championships – Results – Men's 200m T42 Final" (pdf). IPC. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
External links
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- Living people
- 2002 births
- Paralympic athletes of South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for South Africa
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- South African male long jumpers
- South African male sprinters
- South African amputees
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