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Chengetayi Mapaya
Personal information
Full nameChengetayi David Mapaya
Born (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 25)
Sport
CountryZimbabwe
SportTrack and field
EventTriple jump
College teamTCU Horned Frogs
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Zimbabwe
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Douala Triple jump
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tlemcen Triple jump

Chengetayi David Mapaya (born 19 December 1998) is a Zimbabwean track and field athlete who specializes competing in triple jump. He has won two NCAA Division I championships competing for the TCU Horned Frogs at the collegiate level in the United States. Competing internationally for his home country, he took home the gold medal at the 2017 African U20 Championships and has qualified for the 2022 World Championships.[1]

Career

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Growing up in Harare, Zimbabwe, Mapaya attended high school at the private St. George's College.[citation needed] He won gold in the triple jump and silver in the long jump at the 2016 African Union Sports Council Region 5 U20 Youth Games in Angola, then took gold in the triple jump at the 2017 African U20 Championships in Tlemcen, Algeria, where he set a new meet record with a 16.30m jump.[2]

After high school, Mapaya relocated to the United States to attend Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. During his time competing in triple jump for the Horned Frogs, he won two NCAA Division I national championships, five Big 12 conference championships and earned All-American honors nine times.[1]

Achievements

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All information taken from World Athletics profile.[3]

Collegiate championship results

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Representing the TCU Horned Frogs in Triple Jump (2018–2022)
Year Competition Position Distance Venue Notes
2018 Big 12 Indoor Championships 3rd 16.16m Ames, Iowa
NCAA Indoor Championships 3rd 16.38m College Station, Texas PB
Big 12 Outdoor Championships 3rd 15.73m Waco, Texas
NCAA Outdoor Championships 5th 16.42m Eugene, Oregon PB
2019 Big 12 Indoor Championships 1st 16.83m Lubbock, Texas New school record and meet record[4]
NCAA Indoor Championships 3rd 16.61m Birmingham, Alabama
Big 12 Outdoor Championships 1st 16.52m Norman, Oklahoma
NCAA Outdoor Championships 1st 17.13m Austin, Texas PB
2020 Big 12 Indoor Championships 2nd 16.06m Ames, Iowa
2021 Big 12 Indoor Championships 1st 16.55m Lubbock, Texas
NCAA Indoor Championships 2nd 16.95m Fayetteville, Arkansas PB, New Zimbabwean national indoor record[5]
Big 12 Outdoor Championships 1st 17.01m Manhattan, Kansas
NCAA Outdoor Championships 3rd 16.74m Eugene, Oregon
2022 Big 12 Indoor Championships 2nd 16.28m Ames, Iowa
NCAA Indoor Championships 3rd 16.51m Birmingham, Alabama
Big 12 Outdoor Championships 1st 16.84m Lubbock, Texas
NCAA Outdoor Championships 1st 17.26m Eugene, Oregon PB, New school record[6]
  • DNF = did not finish
  • DQ = disqualified
  • PB = personal best
  • NR = national (American) record
  • CR = collegiate record

National titles

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mapaya Qualifies for World Championships". GoFrogs.com. June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "US-based Zimbabwean Chengetayi Mapaya Wins Men's Triple Jump and Breaks New World Record". Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Chengetayi Mapaya at World Athletics
  4. ^ "2019 Big 12 Indoor Championships results". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Mapaya Soars to Silver at Indoor Nationals". GoFrogs.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "National Champion! Mapaya Wins Triple Jump Gold". GoFrogs.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
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