Lydia Jele

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Lydia Jele
Personal information
Born (1990-06-22) 22 June 1990 (age 34)
EducationGeneralitat Valenciana Conselleria D'educacio[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)200 metres, 400 metres
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Botswana
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Accra Mixed 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra 4x400 m relay
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Porto Novo 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Marrakesh 4x400 m relay

Lydia Casey Jele (née Mashila; born 22 June 1990) is a Botswana athlete competing primarily in the 400 metres.[2] She participated in the relay at the 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the final. She ran the 400 meters at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She qualified by winning the Botswana Athletics Association Championships.[3]

Her personal bests are 11.51 in the 100 metres, 24.55 in the 200 metres (-0.1 m/s, Shenzhen 2011) and 52.65 in the 400 metres (Porto Novo 2012). Jele is a Latter-day Saint.[4]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Botswana
2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 6th 4x400 m relay 3:38.44
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 27th (sf) 200 m 24.77
21st (sf) 400 m 55.06
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 18th (h) 400 m 57.68
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 11th (sf) 400 m 53.60
2nd 4x400 m relay 3:31.27
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 12th (sf) 400 m 53.57
World Championships Moscow, Russia 16th (h) 4x400 m relay 3:38.96
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 7th 200 m 23.77
9th (h) 400 m 53.37
3rd 4x400 m relay 3:40.28
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 13th 4x400 m relay 3:35.76
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 8th 400 m 53.85
2nd 4x400 m relay 3:32.84
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 4th 400 m 52.41
4th 4x400 m relay 3:31.54
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 27th (h) 400 m 52.24
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 6th 4x400 m relay 3:30.13
World Championships London, United Kingdom 13th (sf) 400 m 51.57
7th 4x400 m relay 3:28.00
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 6th 400 m 53.58
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.85
2024 African Games Accra, Ghana 7th 400 m 53.05
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.44
African Championships Douala, Cameroon 5th 400 m 52.72
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.13

References

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  1. ^ "Info System: Schedule". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. ^ Lydia Jele at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Daily News
  4. ^ "LDS Church News Aug. 4, 2016". Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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