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Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa (born May 30, 1973) is a retired Zimbabwean triple jumper. He was the African record holder with 17.34 metres from 1998 to 2007.

As a collegiate athlete for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, he won the 1995 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the triple jump.

He won bronze medals at the 1992 World Junior Championships and the 1995 All-Africa Games as well as a silver medal at the 1998 African Championships. Mdhlongwa competed at the Olympic Games in 1992 (both long jump and triple jump) and 1996, the World Championships in 1995 and 1997 as well as the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships without reaching the final round.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Zimbabwe
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	43rd (q)	Long jump	6.96 m
			31st (q)	Triple jump	15.96 m
	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	26th (q)	Long jump	7.06 m (wind: -0.6 m/s)
			3rd	Triple jump	16.57 m (wind: +0.9 m/s)
1993	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	28th (q)	Long jump	6.78 m
			16th (q)	Triple jump	15.30 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	7th	Triple jump	16.02 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	16th (q)	Triple jump	16.53 m
	All-Africa Games	Harare, Zimbabwe	3rd	Triple jump	16.60 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	42nd (q)	Triple jump	14.47 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	7th (q)	Triple jump	16.82 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	20th (q)	Triple jump	16.56 m
1998	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	2nd	Triple jump	17.19 m
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	5th	Triple jump	16.51 m
1999	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	4th	Triple jump	16.30 m

References

1. IAAF Area Outdoor Records - Men, Africa
2. "Ndaba Mdhlongwa (2003) - Louisiana Athletics Hall of Fame". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
3. All-Africa Games - GBR Athletics
4. African Championships - GBR Athletics
5. Athletics - Men's Long Jump 1988-present - Full Olympians
6. Athletics - Men's Triple Jump 1988-present - Full Olympians
7. No mark in the final

External links

• Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa at World Athletics

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