Joseph Batangdon (born July 29, 1978) is a former

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

ian sprinter who specialized in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. Batangdon became African champion in

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, a month before the

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. Competing in the 200 metres contest, he did advance from the heats but pulled out of the competition.

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* 1978 births Living people Cameroonian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Cameroon Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Cameroon African Games silver medalists for Cameroon African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Cameroon Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Cameroonian people 21st-century Cameroonian people {{Cameroon-athletics-bio-stub