Baboloki Thebe

Baboloki Thebe
Thebe in 2017
Personal information
Born (1997-03-18) March 18, 1997 (age 27)
Ramonaka, Botswana[1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Botswana
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres
Coached byMogomotsi Otsetswe
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Botswana
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×400 m relay
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Durban 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Durban 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2018 Asaba 400 m
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing 200 m
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ostrava 400 m

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. He 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]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 2:57.27
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.421

1: Disqualified in the final
2: Disqualified in the semifinals
3: Did not start in the semifinals

References

  1. ^ "2018 CWG bio". Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Baboloki Thebe. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
  3. ^ Senior Outdoor 2016 400 Metres men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
  4. ^ Senior Outdoor 400 Metres men All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
  5. ^ "THEBE Baboloki". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Tilastopaja Oy Track and field statistics".


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