Joseph Batangdon

Joseph Batangdon (born July 29, 1978) is a former Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

Joseph Batangdon

Personal information
Nationality	CMR
Born	(1978-06-29) June 29, 1978 Cameroon
Height	1.74
Weight	72.00
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60m: 6.89 100m: 10.19 (NR) 200m: 20.31 (NR) 400m: 46.50
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Cameroon World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2003 200 m All-Africa Games Johannesburg 1999 200 m African Championships Brazzaville 2004 200 m Adis Abeba 2008 4x100 m relay

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.

Competition record

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

Personal bests

Outdoor

Distance	Time	Venue	Date
100m	10.19s	Bordeaux, France	12/06/2002
200m	20.31s	Edmonton, Canada Algiers, Algeria Johannesburg, South Africa	07/08/2001 14/07/2000 17/09/1999
300m	32.44s	Sydney, Canada	11/09/2000
400m	46.5s	Nogent-sur-Marne, France	16/06/1996

Indoor

Distance	Time	Place
60m	6.89s	Liévin, France
200m	20.47s	Aubière, France

External links

• Joseph Batangdon at World Athletics