Tumelo Thagane Explained

Birth Date:3 July 1984
Birth Place:Ratanda, South Africa
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Sport:Athletics
Event:Triple jump

Tumelo Thagane (born 3 July 1984 in Ratanda[1]) is a South African athlete specialising in the triple jump. He represented his country at the World Championships without recording a valid jump. In addition, he won the bronze at the 2010 African Championships.

His personal best in the event is 17.09 metres (+1.9) set in Durban in 2010.

Competition record

Representing
2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand20th (q)Triple jump15.54 m
All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria7thTriple jump15.56 m
2008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia6thTriple jump15.86 m
2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia20th (q)Triple jump15.68 m
2010African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya3rdTriple jump16.64 m
2011UniversiadeShenzhen, China16th (q)Triple jump15.89 m
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South KoreaTriple jumpNM
All-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique5thTriple jump15.92 m
2012African ChampionshipsPorto Novo, Benin10thTriple jump15.21 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thagane shaping up in triple jump. Sowetan Live. 2010-02-12. 2015-10-03.