Joseph Batangdon

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Joseph Batangdon
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Cameroon.svg  CMR
Born (1978-06-29) June 29, 1978 (age 46)
Cameroon
Height1.74
Weight72.00
Sport
Sport Running
Event200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 6.89

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

400m: 46.50
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Birmingham 2003 200 m
All-Africa Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Johannesburg 1999 200 m
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Brazzaville 2004 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Adis Abeba 2008 4x100 m relay

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

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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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 21st (qf)200 m 20.70
12th (h)4 × 100 m relay 39.25 (NR)
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd200 m 20.37
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd200 m20.31
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 37th (qf)100 m 10.52
17th (qf)200 m 20.55
24th (h)4 × 100 m relay 39.62
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 9th (sf)200 m 21.43
Jeux de la Francophonie Ottawa, Canada 3rd200 m 20.75
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 16th (sf)200 m 20.66
17th (h)4 × 100 m relay 39.29
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 15th (sf)100 m 10.37
7th200 m 20.36
7th4 × 100 m relay 39.52
African Championships Radès, Tunisia 4th200 m 20.47
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd200 m 20.76
World Championships Paris, France 29th (qf)200 m 20.81
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 6th200 m 21.09
4th4 × 100 m relay 39.94
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th200 m 21.16
African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st200 m 20.46
3rd4 × 100 m relay 39.87
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 34th (h)200 m 20.92
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th200 m20.95
2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia 2nd200 m 20.73
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 22nd (qf)200 m 21.38
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 6th200 m 21.24
3rd4 × 100 m relay 40.60
2009 Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 5th4 × 100 m relay 40.07

Personal bests

Outdoor

DistanceTimeVenueDate
100m10.19s Bordeaux, Flag of France.svg  France 12/06/2002
200m20.31s Edmonton, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Algiers, Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Johannesburg, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

07/08/2001
14/07/2000
17/09/1999
300m32.44s Sydney, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11/09/2000
400m46.5s Nogent-sur-Marne, Flag of France.svg  France 16/06/1996

Indoor

DistanceTimePlace
60m6.89sLiévin, Flag of France.svg  France
200m20.47sAubière, Flag of France.svg  France


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