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Botswana athlete (born 1998)
Tumo Nkape
Nkape at the 2023 African Games
Personal information
NationalityBotswana
Born (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 26)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMiddle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:45.25 (Cape Town, 2024)
Medal record
Representing  Botswana
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra 800 m
African U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tlemcen 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tlemcen 4×400m relay

Tumo Nkape (born 24 April 1998) is a Botswana middle distance runner. In 2024, he became national champion over 800 metres.

Career

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.

He won bronze at the 2023 African Games in Accra, in the 800 metres, in a personal best of 1:46.08. In April 2024, he lowered his personal best to 1:45.25 in Cape Town.

He won the Botswana Athletics Championships 800m title in Gaborone in May 2024. He finished fourth in the 800 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Douala, Cameroon in June 2024. He competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.

References

  1. "Tumo Nkape". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. "Ethiopia tops medal tables after day two of African Junior Championships". World Athletics. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. "Chepkoech sets championship record and Zango retains title at African Games". World Athletics. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  4. "It's the Ryan and Tshepo show again in top track meeting". spnafricanews. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  5. "Botswana Championships". World Athletics. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  6. "Trio boost BW's Olympic numbers". thevoicsbw. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  7. "Men's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  8. Kolantsho, Calistus (July 3, 2024). "Unlicensed starting gun costs relay team Olympic slot". mmegi.bw. Retrieved 11 July 2024.


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