Baboloki Thebe
Baboloki Tirelo Thebe (born 18 March 1997) is a Botswana track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He was a silver medallist in the 200 metres at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and reached the semi-finals at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[2] He made a breakthrough in the 400 m in May 2016 with a run of 44.22 seconds, placing him third on the global seasonal lists and moving him into the all-time top 30 for the event.[3][4] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] His personal best in 400 meters is 44.02, which he ran in July 2017[6]
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| Born | March 18, 1997 Ramonaka, Botswana[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mogomotsi Otsetswe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2014 | African Youth Games | Gaborone, Botswana | 3rd | 100 m | 10.65 |
| 1st | 200 m | 20.85 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 17th (sf) | 200 m | 21.28 | |
| 10th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.53 | |||
| 5th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.801 | |||
| Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | 2nd | 200 m | 21.20 | |
| 2015 | African Junior Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 7th (h) | 100 m | 11.063 |
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 400 m | 44.69 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.20 | |||
| World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd (h) | 400 m | 46.252 | |
| 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.41 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.81 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (h) | 400 m | 45.413 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.06 | |||
| 2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.28 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 4th | 400 m | 44.66 | |
| 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.50 | |||
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 2nd | 400 m | 45.09 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.78 | |||
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 1st | 400 m | 44.81 | |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | – | 200 m | DNF |
1: Disqualified in the final
2: Disqualified in the semifinals
3: Did not start in the semifinals
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References
- "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- Baboloki Thebe. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
- Senior Outdoor 2016 400 Metres men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
- Senior Outdoor 400 Metres men All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
- "THEBE Baboloki". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/allt30.php?Sex=1&Event=All&Age=99&Ind=0
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