Zinzi Chabangu

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Zinzi Chabangu
Personal information
Born (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 27)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Triple jump
Coached byNeil Cornelius

Zinzi Elna Chabangu (born 28 September 1996) is a South African athlete specialising in the triple jump. [1] She won a silver medal at the 2018 African Championships in Asaba with 13.59 metres and a bronze medal at the 2019 African Games with the same result. She's the South African record holder with a jump of 14.02m, this feet happened at Tuks Sports Athletics track March 2020.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine Long jumpNM
16th (q)Triple jump12.36 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 19th (q)Long jump 5.95 m
22nd (q)Triple jump 12.84 m
2015 African Junior Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 12thLong jump4.95 m
3rdTriple jump13.03 m
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 17th (q)Long jump 5.87 m
20th (q)Triple jump 12.78 m
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 7thLong jump 6.08 m
5thTriple jump 13.00 m
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 4thLong jump 6.14 m
2ndTriple jump 13.59 m
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 20th (q)Long jump 5.97 m
7thTriple jump 13.42 m
African Games Rabat, Morocco 4thLong jump 6.15 m
3rdTriple jump 13.42 m

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