Young Talkmore Nyongani

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Young Talkmore Nyongani (born 2 September 1983) is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.96 seconds, achieved in March 2005 in Pretoria. He carried the flag for Zimbabwe at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Nyongani started running in his rural home of Makonde at Alaska mine near Chinhoyi before he was brought to the capital Harare by the Millennium Athletics Academy, which is one of Zimbabwe's school of athletics excellence. He then took part at the World Junior Championships in Jamaica. In 2003, Nyongani was awarded a scholarship and spent time in Dakar, Senegal.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica4th400 m 45.93
Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom22nd (qf)400 m 47.14
–4 × 400 m relay DQ
African Championships Radès, Tunisia5th200 m 21.16
2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria15th (sf)400 m 47.45
3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:05.62
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo3rd400 m 45.69
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:02.38
Olympic Games Athens, Greece28th (h)400 m 46.03
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland20th (sf)400 m 47.20
17th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:08.26
2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius3rd400 m 45.60
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria2nd400 m 45.76
3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:04.84
World Championships Osaka, Japan23rd (h)400 m 46.23
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China30th (h)400 m 45.89
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany26th (h)400 m 45.92
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