Godfrey Khotso Mokoena

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Godfrey Khotso Mokoena

Mokoena at the 2009 Lappeenranta Games
Personal information
Born (1985-03-06) March 6, 1985
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country  South Africa
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long jump
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver 2008 Beijing Long jump
World Championships
Silver 2009 Berlin Long jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold 2008 Valencia Long jump
Silver 2010 Doha Long jump
World Athletics Final
Bronze 2007 Stuttgart Long Jump
Bronze 2009 Thessaloniki Long Jump
African Championships
Silver 2006 Bambous Long Jump
Silver 2006 Bambous Triple Jump
Gold 2010 Nairobi Long Jump
Commonwealth Games
Silver 2006 Melbourne Triple jump
All-Africa Games
Bronze 2003 Ajuba Long Jump
Silver 2003 Ajuba Triple Jump
Bronze 2007 Algiers Long Jump
Afro-Asian Games
Bronze 2003 Hyderabad Long Jump
Bronze 2003 Hyderabad Triple Jump
World Junior Championships
Gold 2004 Grosseto Triple Jump
Silver 2004 Grosseto Long Jump
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (born 6 March 1985 in Heidelberg, South Africa) is a South African athlete who specializes in the long jump and triple jump.

Early Life and Family

He started his school education at Shalimar Ridge Primary School in Heidelberg, Gauteng. He excelled at gymnastics at a very early age.

He matriculated at Nigel high School, Nigel. His talent at Long Jump was discovered by Elna de Beer.

Career

In 2008 he won long jump at the world indoor championships and silver at the Olympic games.

In July 2009 he set a new African record in long jump, 8.50m in Madrid in an IAAF Super Grand Prix meeting where he finished second behind Fabrice Lapierre. The previous African record, 8.46, was held by Cheikh Toure of Senegal and set in 1997.[1]

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 5th High jump
2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 3rd Long jump
2nd Triple jump
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 3rd Long jump
3rd 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, Germany 3rd Long jump
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 1st Long jump
Olympic Games Beijing, China 2nd Long jump
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd Long jump
World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 3rd Long jump
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd Long jump
African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st Long jump

Personal bests

  • Long jump – 8.50 m (2009) – national record.[2]
  • Triple jump – 17.25 m (2005) – national record.[2]
  • High jump – 2.10 m (2001)

Family Response

Phakiso Mokoena, father of Godfrey, was quoted in a local newspaper "Godfrey initially found it difficult to qualify for the Olympics, but has through hard work endured and finished second in the world."

References

  1. ↑ IAAF, 5 July 2009: 8.50m African Long Jump record for Mokoena in Madrid – IAAF World Athletics Tour
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 South African athletics records


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