Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
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Medal record | |||
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Men's athletics | |||
World Indoor Championships | |||
Gold | 2008 Valencia | Long jump |
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (born 6 March 1985 in Heidelberg) is a South African athlete who specializes in the long jump and triple jump.
[edit] Achievements
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 5th | High jump |
2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 3rd | Long jump |
2nd | Triple jump | |||
2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 2nd | Long jump |
1st | Triple jump | |||
2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th | Long jump |
Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 4th | Long jump | |
2nd | Triple jump | |||
African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 2nd | Long jump | |
2nd | Triple jump | |||
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Long jump |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 5th | Long jump | |
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Stuttgart | 3rd | Long jump | |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 1st | Long jump |
[edit] Personal bests
- Long jump - 8.39 m (2006) - national record.[1]
- Triple jump - 17.25 m (2005) - national record.[1]
- High jump - 2.10 m (2001)
[edit] References
IAAF profile for Godfrey Khotso Mokoena