Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa

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Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa (born May 30, 1973) is a retired Zimbabwean triple jumper. He was the African record holder with 17.34 metres from 1998 to 2007.[1]

He won bronze medals at the 1992 World Junior Championships and the 1995 All-Africa Games[2] as well as a silver medal at the 1998 African Championships.[3] Mdhlongwa competed at the Olympic Games in 1992 (both long jump[4] and triple jump) and 1996,[5] the World Championships in 1995 and 1997 as well as the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships without reaching the final round.

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Zimbabwe
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 43rd (q) Long jump 6.96 m
31st (q) Triple jump 15.96 m
World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 26th (q) Long jump 7.06 m (wind: -0.6 m/s)
3rd Triple jump 16.57 m (wind: +0.9 m/s)
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 28th (q) Long jump 6.78 m
16th (q) Triple jump 15.30 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 7th Triple jump 16.02 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 16th (q) Triple jump 16.53 m
All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe 3rd Triple jump 16.60 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 42nd (q) Triple jump 14.47 m
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 7th (q) Triple jump 16.82 m[6]
World Championships Athens, Greece 20th (q) Triple jump 16.56 m
1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 2nd Triple jump 17.19 m
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th Triple jump 16.51 m
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 4th Triple jump 16.30 m

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