From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Botswana sprinter
Baboloki Tirelo Thebe (born 18 March 1997) is a
Botswana
track and field
sprinter who specialises in the
400 metres. He was a silver medallist in the
200 metres at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics. He reached the semi-finals at the
2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics.
[2] He made a breakthrough in the 400 m in May 2016 with a run of 44.22 seconds, placing him third on the global seasonal lists and moving him into the all-time top 30 for the event.
[3]
[4] He competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics.
[5]
His personal best in 400 meters is 44.02, which he ran in July 2017
[6]
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
2014
|
African Youth Games
|
Gaborone, Botswana
|
3rd
|
100 m
|
10.65
|
1st
|
200 m
|
20.85
|
World Junior Championships
|
Eugene, United States
|
17th (sf)
|
200 m
|
21.28
|
10th
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
40.53
|
5th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:07.801
|
Youth Olympic Games
|
Nanjing, China
|
2nd
|
200 m
|
21.20
|
2015
|
African Junior Championships
|
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
|
7th (h)
|
100 m
|
11.063
|
2016
|
African Championships
|
Durban, South Africa
|
1st
|
400 m
|
44.69
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:02.20
|
World U20 Championships
|
Bydgoszcz, Poland
|
2nd (h)
|
400 m
|
46.252
|
13th (h)
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
40.41
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:02.81
|
Olympic Games
|
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
|
14th (h)
|
400 m
|
45.413
|
5th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
2:59.06
|
2017
|
IAAF World Relays
|
Nassau, Bahamas
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:02.28
|
World Championships
|
London, United Kingdom
|
4th
|
400 m
|
44.66
|
14th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:06.50
|
2018
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
2nd
|
400 m
|
45.09
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:01.78
|
African Championships
|
Asaba, Nigeria
|
1st
|
400 m
|
44.81
|
2019
|
African Games
|
Rabat, Morocco
|
–
|
200 m
|
DNF
|
2021
|
Olympic Games
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
2:57.27
|
2023
|
World Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
4th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
2:59.421
|
1: Disqualified in the final
2: Disqualified in the semifinals
3: Did not start in the semifinals
References
External links
|
---|
4 x 440 yards (1930–1966) |
-
1930:
Leigh-Wood,
Townend,
Burghley,
Brangwin (
ENG)
-
1934:
Rathbone,
Blake,
Stoneley,
Rampling (
ENG)
-
1938:
Orr,
Dale,
Fritz,
Loaring (
CAN)
-
1950:
Carr,
Gedge,
Humphreys,
Price (
AUS)
-
1954:
Higgins,
Dick,
Fryer,
Johnson (
ENG)
-
1958:
Day,
Evans,
Potgieter,
M.C. Spence (
RSA)
-
1962:
Kerr,
Khan,
M.A. Spence,
M. Spence (
JAM)
-
1966:
Yearwood,
Bernard,
Roberts,
Mottley (
TTO)
|
---|
4 x 400 metres (1970–present) |
-
1970:
Nyamau,
Sang,
Ouko,
Asati (
KEN)
-
1974:
Asati,
Musyoki,
Sang,
Koskei (
KEN)
-
1978:
Kimaiyo,
Ngetich,
Njiri,
Koskei (
KEN)
-
1982:
Cook,
Brown,
Scutt,
Bennett (
ENG)
-
1986:
Akabusi,
Brown,
Black,
Bennett (
ENG)
-
1990:
D. Kitur,
S. Kitur,
Kipkemboi,
Mwanzia (
KEN)
-
1994:
McKenzie,
Crampton,
Patrick,
Ladejo (
ENG)
-
1998:
Clarke,
Haughton,
McDonald,
Martin (
JAM)
-
2002:
Deacon,
Baldock,
Rawlinson,
Caines (
ENG)
-
2006:
Steffensen,
Troode,
Ormrod,
Hill (
AUS)
-
2010:
Milburn,
Moore,
Cole,
Wroe (
AUS)
-
2014:
Williams,
Bingham,
Awde,
Hudson-Smith (
ENG)
-
2018:
Maotoanong,
Thebe,
Nkobolo,
Makwala (
BOT)
-
2022:
St. Hillaire,
Guevara,
Cedenio,
Richards (
TTO)
|
---|