Selloane Tsoaeli

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.[1]

Selloane Tsoaeli
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Lesotho
African Games
2011 MaputoHeptathlon
African Championships
2010 NairobiHigh jump
2010 NairobiHeptathlon

Tsoaeli represented Lesotho at the World Championships in Athletics (2007, 2009) and at the Commonwealth Games (2002, 2010, 2014).[2][3] She was her nation's flag bearer at the 2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.

Her personal bests of 5588 points for the heptathlon and 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄4 in) 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.[1]

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa — High jump NM
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 15th Long jump 5.49 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 8th (heats) 100 m 13.29
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 4th Heptathlon 4404 pts NR
2009 African Combined Events Championships Réduit, Mauritius 2nd Heptathlon 5116 pts
World Championships Berlin, Germany 43rd (heats) 200 m 28.34
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st High jump 1.75 m
3rd Heptathlon 5302 pts
Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India 10th High jump 1.78 m
— Heptathlon DNF
IAAF Continental Cup Split, Croatia 7th High jump 1.78 m
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 6th High jump 1.70 m
3rd Heptathlon 5590 pts
2012 African Combined Events Championships Réduit, Mauritius 3rd Heptathlon 5194 pts
African Championships Porto Novo, Benin — Heptathlon DNF
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See also

References
  1. Selloane Tsoaeli. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
  2. Selloane Tsoaeli. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
  3. Selloane Joyce Tsoaeli. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
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