Kgosiemang Khumoyarano

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Kgosiemang Khumoyarano
Personal information
NationalityBotswana
Born (1954-07-23) 23 July 1954 (age 70)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event100 metres

Kgosiemang Khumoyarano (also spelled Khumoyarona; born 23 July 1954) is a Botswana sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

At the Los Angeles Olympics, Khumoyarano ran 11.49 seconds into a headwind to finish 7th in his 100 m heat, failing to advance. [2] His name was widely ridiculed by American media for its ability to serve as a tongue twister to American announcers. [3] [4] He was contrasted with South Korean sprinter Duk-Sup Sim in the same competition, who was said to have a simpler name. [5] [6] He was slated to compete in the Olympic 200 m as well, but did not start that event. [7]

Khumoyarano was the second ever 100 m sprinter to represent Botswana at the Olympics after Lucien Josiah. [8] He set his 100 metres personal best of 10.7 seconds in 1988 at another athletics meeting. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kgosiemang Khumoyarano Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Kgosiemang Khumoyarano at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  3. ↑ "BITS AND PIECES". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 4 August 1984. p. 49. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "NEVER AGAIN will there be any bleats from this corner about tough-to-spell names around here". Tallahassee Democrat. 21 August 1984. p. 29. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Today's Television Sportscaster Tongue Twisters comes from Botswana..." Detroit Free Press. 4 August 1984. p. 48. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "The baseball box score on South Korea's side after a game with Nicaragua read..." Arizona Daily Star. 13 August 1984. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 Kgosiemang Khumoyarano at Olympedia OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. ↑ "Botswana's long Olympics journey". mmegi.bw . Retrieved 2 April 2025.


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