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Ndabazihle Mdhlongwa

Ndabazihle Mdhlongwa

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Birth dateMay 30, 1973
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Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa (born May 30, 1973) is a retired Zimbabwean triple jumper.

He was the African record holder with 17.34 metres from 1998 to 2007.

As a collegiate athlete for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, he won the 1995 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the triple jump. He won bronze medals at the 1992 World Junior Championships and the 1995 All-Africa Games as well as a silver medal at the 1998 African Championships. Mdhlongwa competed at the Olympic Games in 1992 (both long jump and triple jump) and 1996, the World Championships in 1995 and 1997 as well as the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships without reaching the final round.

PB

Personal bests

7.43
17.34

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
2000
TJ
16.47+1.2Apr 21, 2000
↑
Hattiesburg, MS (USA)
1999
LJ
7.43+0.0Apr 10, 1999
↓
Baton Rouge, LA (USA)
1999
TJ
16.51+0.0Apr 17, 1999
↑
Baton Rouge, LA (USA)
1998
LJ
7.05+0.0Apr 18, 1998
↓
Lafayette, LA (USA)
1998
TJ
17.34+1.6Mar 28, 1998
↑
Lafayette, LA (USA)
1997
TJ
17.13+0.0Jul 13, 1997
↑
Stuttgart (GER)
1996
TJ
17.00+0.0Mar 30, 1996
↑
Lafayette, LA (USA)
1995
TJ
16.88+1.4Jun 2, 1995
↑
Knoxville, TN (USA)
1994
TJ
16.69+1.5Aug 27, 1994
↑
Victoria (CAN)
1992
LJ
7.06-0.6Sep 16, 1992
↓
Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR)
1992
TJ
16.57+0.9Sep 19, 1992
↑
Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR)

2000

2 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.47+1.2Apr 21Hattiesburg, MS
TJ
16.46+3.0Apr 15Baton Rouge LSU Alumni Gold, Baton Rouge, LA

1999

12 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.30+0.0Sep 17Johannesburg All-Africa Games, Johannesburg
TJ
16.13+0.8Jul 28Lahti
TJ
16.19+0.0Jul 21Sutton
TJ
16.21+0.0Jun 27Gateshead British Grand Prix, Gateshead
TJ
16.35+1.3Jun 13Villeneuve D'ascq Meeting des Géants du Nord, Villeneuve d'Ascq
TJ
16.21+1.3Jun 10Helsinki Ericsson GP, Helsinki
TJ
16.35+0.4May 30Motril Memorial Nunez Blanca, Motril
TJ
16.51+0.0Apr 17Baton Rouge LSU Alumni Gold, Baton Rouge, LA
LJ
7.29+4.5Apr 17Baton Rouge LSU Alumni Gold, Baton Rouge, LA
TJ
15.75+0.0Apr 10Baton Rouge Pelican, Baton Rouge, LA
LJ
7.43+0.0Apr 10Baton Rouge Pelican, Baton Rouge, LA
TJ
15.93-Feb 13Houston Runsport All-Comers Meet, Houston, TX (i)

1998

18 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.51+0.2Sep 18Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur
TJ
17.19-0.6Aug 19Dakar African Championships, Dakar
TJ
15.82-1.0Jul 26Lahti
TJ
16.53+0.2Jul 19Stuttgart International Leichtathletik Meeting, Stuttgart
TJ
16.64+0.0Jul 9Oslo Mobil Bislett Games
TJ
16.41+1.0Jul 5Byrkjelo Games, Byrkjelo
TJ
16.55+0.1Jun 13Helsinki Ericsson GP, Helsinki
TJ
16.65+0.8Jun 4St-Denis L'Humanité, St-Denis
TJ
16.64+0.5Jun 1Hengelo Adriaan Paulen Memorial, FBK Stadium, Hengelo
TJ
16.64+1.0May 30Sevilla Gran Premio Diputacion, Sevilla
LJ
7.05+0.0Apr 18Lafayette, LA
TJ
16.69+1.6Apr 17Baton Rouge LSU Open, Baton Rouge, LA
TJ
17.34+1.6Mar 28Lafayette Louisiana Classics, Lafayette, LA
TJ
16.60+1.6Mar 21Baton Rouge LSU Invitational, Baton Rouge, LA
TJ
16.43-Mar 6Baton Rouge LSU Last Ditch, Baton Rouge, LA (i)
TJ
16.24-Feb 4Tampere (i)
TJ
16.52-Feb 1Stuttgart (i)
TJ
16.89-Jan 17Baton Rouge LSU Purple Tiger, Baton Rouge, LA (i)

1997

10 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.56+0.2Aug 6IAAF World Championships, Olympic Stadium, Athina
TJ
16.56+0.2Aug 2IAAF World Championships, Olympic Stadium, Athina
TJ
17.13+0.0Jul 13Stuttgart Leichtathletik der Weltklasse, Stuttgart
TJ
16.53+0.0Jun 28Genève
TJ
16.76+1.2Jun 24Luzern Spitzenleichtathletik, Luzern
TJ
16.26+0.0Apr 17Lawrence, KS
TJ
16.85+0.0Mar 22Houston Texas Southern Relays, Houston, TX
TJ
NM-Mar 7IAAF World Indoor Championships
TJ
16.82-Mar 7IAAF World Indoor Championships
TJ
16.48-Feb 14Baton Rouge LSU Invitational, Baton Rouge, LA (i)

1996

8 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
14.47-1.1Jul 26The XXVI Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA
TJ
16.69+0.0Jul 13La Grange, IL
TJ
16.83+0.0Jun 1Eugene NCAA Championships, Eugene, OR
TJ
16.38+0.0Apr 27Des Moines Drake Relays, Des Moines, IA
TJ
16.85+8.3Apr 20Baton Rouge, LA
TJ
17.00+0.0Mar 30Lafayette, LA
TJ
16.59-Mar 9NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships, Indianapolis, IN (i)
TJ
16.47-Feb 16Baton Rouge, LA (i)
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Honours

4

Johannesburg All-Africa Games

Triple Jump

1999
5

Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games

Triple Jump

1998
🥈

Dakar African Championships

Triple Jump

1998
🥈

Dakar African Championships

Triple Jump

1998
5

Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games

Triple Jump

1998
🥇

Knoxville NCAA Championships

Triple Jump

1995
🥉

Seoul IAAF World Junior Championships

Triple Jump

1992