Tumelo Thagane

Tumelo Thagane (born 3 July 1984 in Ratanda[1]) is a South African athlete specialising in the triple jump.[2] 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
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Africa
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 20th (q) Triple jump 15.54 m
All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 7th Triple jump 15.56 m
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 6th Triple jump 15.86 m
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 20th (q) Triple jump 15.68 m
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 3rd Triple jump 16.64 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 16th (q) Triple jump 15.89 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea – Triple jump NM
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 5th Triple jump 15.92 m
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 10th Triple jump 15.21 m
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References
  1. "Thagane shaping up in triple jump". Sowetan Live. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  2. Tumelo Thagane at World Athletics



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