Personal information | |
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Born | 26 May 1962 |
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m |
Mbiganyi Thee (born 26 May 1962) is a retired athlete from Botswana who specialised in the middle-distance events. [2] He represented his country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and four indoor World Championships.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Botswana | |||||
1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 14th (h) | 1500 m | 3:36.13 |
1987 | World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 11th (h) | 1500 m | 3:44.33 |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 19th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:42.62 |
1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 20th (h) | 1500 m | 3:48.85 |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 10th (sf) | 800 m | 1:48.33 |
8th | 1500 m | 3:44.34 | |||
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 23rd (h) | 800 m | 1:51.89 |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 6th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.30 | |
29th (h) | 1500 m | 3:45.04 | |||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 8th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.13 |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 7th (sf) | 800 m | 1:48.56 |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 28th (h) | 800 m | 1:49.91 |
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