Mbiganyi Thee

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Mbiganyi Thee
Personal information
Born (1962-05-26) 26 May 1962 (age 61)
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight72 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.

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Botswana.svg  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
8th1500 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

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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