Baboloki Thebe

Baboloki Thebe

Personal information
Born	March 18, 1997
Sport
Country	Botswana
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 metres
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Botswana African Championships 2016 Durban 400 m 2016 Durban 4x400 m relay Summer Youth Olympics 2014 Nanjing 200 m

Baboloki 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 ad reached the semi-finals at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics.^[1] 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.^[2][3] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2014	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	2nd	200 m	21.20
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	17th (semis)	200 m	21.28
			10th	4 × 100 m relay	40.53
			—	4 × 400 m relay	DQ R163.3
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	1st	400 m	44.69
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.20
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th (h)	400 m	45.41^1
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	2:59.06

¹Did not start in the semifinals

References

1. Baboloki Thebe. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
2. Senior Outdoor 2016 400 Metres men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
3. Senior Outdoor 400 Metres men All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
4. "THEBE Baboloki". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-15.

External links

• Baboloki Thebe profile at IAAF