Joseph Batangdon

Joseph Batangdon
Personal information
Nationality  CMR
Born June 29, 1978
Cameroon
Residence Paris, France
Height 1.74
Weight 72.00
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

60m: 6.89
100m: 10.19 (NR)
200m: 20.31 (NR)

400m: 46.50

Joseph Batangdon (born July 29, 1978) is a former Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

Batangdon became African champion in 2004, a month before the 2004 Summer Olympics. Competing in the 200 metres contest, he did advance from the heats but pulled out of the competition.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cameroon
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 21st (qf) 200 m 20.70
12th (h) 4x100 m relay 39.25 (NR)
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd 200 m 20.37
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd 200 m 20.31
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 37th (qf) 100 m 10.52
17th (qf) 200 m 20.55
24th (h) 4x100 m relay 39.62
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 9th (sf) 200 m 21.43
Jeux de la Francophonie Ottawa, Canada 3rd 200 m 20.75
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 16th (sf) 200 m 20.66
17th (h) 4x100 m relay 39.29
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 15th (sf) 100 m 10.37
7th 200 m 20.36
7th 4x100 m relay 39.52
African Championships Radès, Tunisia 4th 200 m 20.47
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 200 m 20.76
World Championships Paris, France 29th (qf) 200 m 20.81
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 6th 200 m 21.09
4th 4×100 m relay 39.94
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 200 m 21.16
African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st 200 m 20.46
3rd 4x100 m relay 39.87
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 34th (h) 200 m 20.92
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th 200 m 20.95
2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia 2nd 200 m 20.73
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 22nd (qf) 200 m 21.38
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 6th 200 m 21.24
3rd 4x100 m relay 40.60
2009 Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 5th 4x100 m relay 40.07

Personal bests

Outdoor

Distance Time Venue Date
100m 10.19s Bordeaux,  France 12/06/2002
200m 20.31s Edmonton,  Canada
Algiers,  Algeria
Johannesburg,  South Africa
07/08/2001
14/07/2000
17/09/1999
300m 32.44s Sydney,  Canada 11/09/2000
400m 46.5s Nogent-sur-Marne,  France 16/06/1996

Indoor

Distance Time Place
60m 6.89s Liévin,  France
200m 20.47s Aubière,  France

References