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Baboloki Thebe
Personal information
Born (1997-03-18) March 18, 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Country Botswana
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Botswana
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Durban 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Durban 4x400 m relay
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing 200 m

Baboloki Thebe (born 18 March 1997) is a Botswana track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He was a silver medallist in the 200 metres at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics ad reached the semi-finals at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[1] He made a breakthrough in the 400 m in May 2016 with a run of 44.22 seconds, placing him third on the global seasonal lists and moving him into the all-time top 30 for the event.[2][3] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 2nd 200 m 21.20
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 17th (semis) 200 m 21.28
10th 4 × 100 m relay 40.53
4 × 400 m relay DQ R163.3
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 1st 400 m 44.69
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.20
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (h) 400 m 45.411
5th 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.06

1Did not start in the semifinals

References

  1. ^ Baboloki Thebe. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
  2. ^ Senior Outdoor 2016 400 Metres men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
  3. ^ Senior Outdoor 400 Metres men All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
  4. ^ "THEBE Baboloki". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-15.