Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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)
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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