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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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Zimbabwe
| |||||
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 4th | 400 m | 45.93 |
| Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 22nd (qf) | 400 m | 47.14 | |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 5th | 200 m | 21.16 | |
| 2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 47.45 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.62 | |||
| 2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 3rd | 400 m | 45.69 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.38 | |||
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 28th (h) | 400 m | 46.03 | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 20th (sf) | 400 m | 47.20 |
| 17th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.26 | |||
| 2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 3rd | 400 m | 45.60 |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 400 m | 45.76 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.84 | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 23rd (h) | 400 m | 46.23 | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 30th (h) | 400 m | 45.89 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 26th (h) | 400 m | 45.92 |
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