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
^ "2018 CWG bio". Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018 .
^ Baboloki Thebe. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
^ Senior Outdoor 2016 400 Metres men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
^ Senior Outdoor 400 Metres men All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
^ "THEBE Baboloki". Rio 2016 . Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .
^ "Tilastopaja Oy Track and field statistics".
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 )