![]() Nkape at the 2023 African Games | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Botswana | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 24 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:45.25 (Cape Town, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tumo Nkape (born 24 April 1998) is a Botswana middle distance runner. In 2024, he became national champion over 800 metres. [1]
He won a silver medal in the 400 metres and a silver medal in the 4x400m relay at the 2017 African U20 Championships in Tlemcen, Algeria. [2]
He won bronze at the 2023 African Games in Accra, in the 800 metres, in a personal best of 1:46.08. [3] In April 2024, he lowered his personal best to 1:45.25 in Cape Town. [4]
He won the Botswana Athletics Championships 800m title in Gaborone in May 2024. [5] He finished fourth in the 800 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Douala, Cameroon in June 2024. [6] He competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024. [7] [8]