Tashi Dendup

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Tashi Dendup
Personal information
Born (1998-02-22) 22 February 1998 (age 27)
EducationYangchenphug Higher Secondary School [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Sport Track and field
Event
sprinter
Updated on 29 August 2015

Tashi Dendup (born 22 February 1998) is a male Bhutanese sprinter. He competed in the 100 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. [2]

His mark at the World Championships made him the Bhutanese record holder in the 100 metres, [3] and though that mark was since broken he still holds the record in the long jump with a mark of 6.74 m. [4] At the championships, Dendup was noted for having a first name that sounded like "Stache". [5] He improved his personal best and the old national record by half a second. Despite this, after the race, Dendup told the Gulf Times, "The time was not so good." [6]

See also

References

  1. "Games and Sports Division Department of Youth and Sports" (PDF). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. "Men's 100 metres qualification results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. "Favourites cruise at heats on opening day at worlds". Reuters . Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. Tashi Dendup at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  5. "Welcome to Athlete Land | SPIKES | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. DPA. "Bhutan to Beijing: Teenager Dendup finishes slowest in 100m prelims". Gulf Times.