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Thuso Mpuang

Medal record
Representing South Africa
Men'sathletics
African Championships
	2012 Porto Novo	4x100 m relay

Thuso Mpuang (born 15 August 1985) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the200 metres.^[1]

Mpuang representedSouth Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing. He competed at the4x100 metres relay together withLeigh Julius,Ishmael Kumbane andHannes Dreyer. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated.^[1] He also took part in the200 metres individual, running the distance in 20.87 seconds and only placing sixth in his heat. Still his time was among the best losing times and he achieved a second round spot. With 21.04 seconds he finished seventh in his second round heat, failing to qualify for the semi-finals.^[1]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Africa
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	1st	200 m	20.53
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.75
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	30th (qf)	200 m	21.04
			– (h)	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	200 m	20.69
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.52
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	25th (h)	200 m	20.91
			14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.71
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	7th	200 m	21.09
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.12
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	2nd	200 m	20.59
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.25
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	37th (h)	200 m	21.07
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.72
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	8th	200 m	21.39
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.26

• 100 metres 10.35 1.80Pretoria 27 March 2008
• 200 metres 20.64 0.60Pretoria 28 March 2008

100 meters

• 2008 10.35 1.80Pretoria 2008-03-27
• 2007 10.42 -0.20Pretoria 2007-04-13
• 2006 10.65Pretoria 2006-04-07

200 meters

• 2009 20.92 0.60Stellenbosch 2009-04-04
• 2008 20.64 0.60Pretoria 2008-03-28
• 2007 20.75Gaborone 2007-04-05
• 2006 21.18 0.20Pretoria 2006-04-08
• 2005 21.48 0.40Marrakech 2005-07-16

200 meters

• 11thIAAF World Junior Championships 21.71 -0.60Beijing (Chaoyang Sport Center) 2006-08-17
• 4thIAAF World Youth Championships 21.78 1.20Marrakech 2005-07-16

• Thuso Mpuang atWorld Athletics

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