Selloane Tsoaeli Explained

Selloane Joyce Tsoaeli (born 10 July 1977) is a female track and field athlete from Lesotho who competes in the heptathlon and the high jump. She was the high jump gold medallist at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics and was a heptathlon bronze medallist at the same event. She also took heptathlon bronze at the 2011 All-Africa Games.

Tsoaeli represented Lesotho at the World Championships in Athletics (2007, 2009) and at the Commonwealth Games (2002, 2010, 2014).[1] [2] She was her nation's flag bearer at the 2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.

Her personal bests of 5588 points for the heptathlon and for the high jump are Lesotho national records. She also holds the national marks in the 100 metres hurdles, long jump, triple jump, shot put and javelin throw.

Personal bests

All information from All-Athletics.[3]

International competitions

1999All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South AfricaHigh jump
2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom15thLong jump5.49 m
2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan8th (heats)100 m13.29
2008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia4thHeptathlon4404 pts
2009African Combined Events ChampionshipsRéduit, Mauritiusbgcolor=silver2ndHeptathlon5116 pts
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany43rd (heats)200 m28.34
2010African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenyabgcolor=gold1stHigh jump1.75 m
3rdHeptathlon5302 pts
Commonwealth GamesNew Delhi, India10thHigh jump1.78 m
Heptathlon
IAAF Continental CupSplit, Croatia7thHigh jump1.78 m
2011All-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique6thHigh jump1.70 m
3rdHeptathlon5590 pts
2012African Combined Events ChampionshipsRéduit, Mauritius3rdHeptathlon5194 pts
African ChampionshipsPorto Novo, BeninHeptathlon

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/lesotho/selloane-tsoaeli-191852 Selloane Tsoaeli
  2. http://www.thecgf.com/search/athlete.asp?participants=&athleteid=58088&page=&exp=1 Selloane Joyce Tsoaeli
  3. http://www.all-athletics.com/node/136548 Selloane Tsoaeli