Erika Seyama

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Erika Nonhlanhla Seyama
Personal information
Born (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 29)
Lubombo, Swaziland [1]
Education Tshwane University of Technology
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) [2]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) High jump

Erika Nonhlanhla Seyama (born 19 January 1994) is a Swazi athlete specialising in the high jump. [3] She won a gold medal at the 2018 African Championships in Asaba.

Her personal best is 1.83 metres set in Asaba in 2018.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 11thHigh jump 1.65 m
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 14th (q)High jump 1.70 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 13thHigh jump 1.70 m
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 1stHigh jump 1.83 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 29th (q)High jump 1.70 m

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References

  1. "2018 Commonwealth Games bio" . Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. "2017 Universiade bio" . Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. Erika Seyama at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg