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| Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Hurdles | |||||||||||||||||
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Tumi Ramokgopa (born 27 August 2007) is a South African track and field athlete who competes as a hurdler.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Kempton Park, South Africa, she was schooled at Prestige College Hammanskraal.[2][3]
Career
[edit]In March 2023, she won gold in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles at the South African U18 Championships.[4] She also won the African U18 Championships 400m hurdles and 100m hurdles titles. She won a pair of bronze medals in the 400m and 100m hurdles at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.[5]
In March 2024, she won South African U18 titles in 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles.[6] In April 2024, she finished third at the senior South African National Championships 400m hurdles in Pietermaritzburg in a time of 57.04 seconds to set a new South African U18 record.[7]
She finished sixth in the 400m hurdles at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon in June 2024.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "T.Ramokgopa". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Whitehead, Mosibodi (February 16, 2024). "'I want to be the reason why there's a change in this world' - Ramokgopa to headline Curro Podium Meet". The Top Runner. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Laskey, Tanika (3 April 2024). "Teen talent Ramokgopa making her mark in senior ranks". modernathlete.co.za. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Tumi is the sprint queen". Scrolla. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Whitehead, Mosibodi (August 16, 2023). "'I told myself that nothing is gonna stop me from doing what I love' -More medals for Tumi Ramokgopa". The Top Runner. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "ATHLETICS STARS OF TOMORROW ON SHOW AT THE ASA YOUTH, JUNIOR AND U23 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPS". gsport.co.za. March 24, 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Botton, Wesley (20 April 2024). "Geldenhuys and Joseph qualify for Paris Olympics". Citizen.co.za. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.