Cameroonian sprinter
Joseph Batangdon
Nationality CMR Born (1978-06-29 ) June 29, 1978 (age 46) Cameroon Height 1.74 Weight 72.00 Sport Running Event 200 m Personal best(s) 60m : 6.89 100m : 10.19 (NR) 200m : 20.31 (NR)
400m : 46.50
Joseph Batangdon (born July 29, 1978) is a former Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres .
Batangdon became African champion in 2004 , a month before the 2004 Summer Olympics . Competing in the 200 metres contest , he did advance from the heats but pulled out of the competition.
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Cameroon 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 21st (qf) 200 m 20.70 12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.25 (NR) All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd 200 m 20.37 2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd 200 m 20.31 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 37th (qf) 100 m 10.52 17th (qf) 200 m 20.55 24th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.62 2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 9th (sf) 200 m 21.43 Jeux de la Francophonie Ottawa, Canada 3rd 200 m 20.75 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 16th (sf) 200 m 20.66 17th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.29 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 15th (sf) 100 m 10.37 7th 200 m 20.36 7th 4 × 100 m relay 39.52 African Championships Radès, Tunisia 4th 200 m 20.47 2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 200 m 20.76 World Championships Paris, France 29th (qf) 200 m 20.81 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 6th 200 m 21.09 4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.94 2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 200 m 21.16 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st 200 m 20.46 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.87 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 34th (h) 200 m 20.92 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th 200 m 20.95 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia 2nd 200 m 20.73 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 22nd (qf) 200 m 21.38 2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 6th 200 m 21.24 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 40.60 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 5th 4 × 100 m relay 40.07
Distance Time Place 60m 6.89s Liévin, France 200m 20.47s Aubière, France