Even Tjiviju of Namibia at the 2018 African Championships

Even Tjiviju (born 2 February 1992) is a Namibian sprinter who specializes in the

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and

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. In the 100 metres he reached the semi-final at the 2014 African Championships and competed at the

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and 2018 African Championships without reaching the final. In the 200 metres he reached the semi-final at the 2014 African Championships and the

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. He has also been the guide for prolific Paralympic athlete

Ananias Shikongo Ananias Shikongo (born 25 April 1986) is a Paralympian athlete from Namibia competing mainly in category T11 short-distance events. He was born in 1986 and lives in Windhoek, Namibia. He shares a shack in the Katutura township with Paralympic ...

. His career highlight came when taking the silver medal in the

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at the

, together with teammates Hitjivirue Kaanjuka, Dantago Gurirab and

Jesse Urikhob Jesse Urikhob (born 19 March 1991) is a Namibian athlete specialising in the sprinting events. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 African Games The 11th African Games took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazza ...

. Their time of 39.22 seconds is the Namibian record. His personal best times are 10.58 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in May 2014 in

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; 21.14 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in August 2014 in

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; and 47.92 seconds in the

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, achieved in February 2013 in Windhoek.

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1992 births Living people Namibian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games African Games silver medalists for Namibia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Namibian people {{Namibia-athletics-bio-stub