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Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang
Personal information
Born (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 34)
Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Shot put, discus throw
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Cameroon
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Shot put
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Marrakech Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2016 Durban Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Porto Novo Shot put
Updated on 21 October 2016

Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang (born 3 August 1990) is a Cameroonian athlete whose specialty is the shot put.[2] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. Her personal bests are 17.72 metres in the shot put (Oordegem 2016) and 42.50 metres in the discus throw (Abidjan 2014). The first is the current national record.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cameroon
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 1st Shot put 16.03 m
5th Discus throw 40.34 m
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 3rd Shot put 15.41 m
2013 Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 3rd Shot put 15.30 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 7th Shot put 16.50 m
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 1st Shot put 16.84 m
8th Discus throw 41.35 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 20th (q) Shot put 16.85 m
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st Shot put 17.21 m
5th Discus throw 45.14 m
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 1st Shot put 17.64 m
7th Discus throw 47.00 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th Shot put 16.99 m

References

  1. ^ 2014 CWG profile
  2. ^ "Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang". IAAF. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.[permanent dead link]