Thuso Mpuang (born 15 August 1985) is a South African sprinter who specializes 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 ...

.Athlete biography: Thuso Mpuang
beijing2008.cn, ret: 26 August 2008 Mpuang represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with

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and Hannes Dreyer. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated. He also took part in the

individual, running the distance in 20.87 seconds and only placing sixth in his heat. Still his time was among the best losing times and he achieved a second round spot. With 21.04 seconds he finished seventh in his second round heat, failing to qualify for the semi-finals.

Achievements

Personal bests

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

10.35 1.80 Pretoria 27 March 2008 *

20.64 0.60 Pretoria 28 March 2008

Progression Report

100 meters The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...

* 2008 10.35 1.80 Pretoria 2008-03-27 * 2007 10.42 -0.20 Pretoria 2007-04-13 * 2006 10.65 Pretoria 2006-04-07

200 meters 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 ...

* 2009 20.92 0.60 Stellenbosch 2009-04-04 * 2008 20.64 0.60 Pretoria 2008-03-28 * 2007 20.75 Gaborone 2007-04-05 * 2006 21.18 0.20 Pretoria 2006-04-08 * 2005 21.48 0.40

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2005-07-16

Honours

* 11th

IAAF World Junior Championships The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial world championships for the sport of athletics organised by the World Athletics, contested by athletes in the under-20 athletics age category (19 years old or younger on 31 December in the year ...

21.71 -0.60 Beijing ( Chaoyang Sport Center) 2006-08-17 * 4th

IAAF World Youth Championships The IAAF U18 Championships in Athletics (until 2015 known as IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics) was a global athletics event comprising track and field events for competitors who were 17 or younger (youth = Under-18). The event was orga ...

21.78 1.20

2005-07-16

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* 1984 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for South Africa South African male sprinters Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Africa Universiade silver medalists for South Africa Universiade bronze medalists for South Africa Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 20th-century South African people 21st-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub