Mickaël Glenn Conjungo Taumhas (born 6 May 1969 in Bangui) is a French[1][2] discus thrower. He formerly represented his birth country of the Central African Republic.

Mickaël Conjungo
Personal information
Full nameMickaël Glenn Conjungo Taumhas
Born6 May 1969 (1969-05-06) (age 55)
Bangui, Central African Republic
Sport
Country Central African Republic
 France
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw

Career

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On the regional African level he won a gold medal at the 1993 African Championships, silver medals at the 1995 All-Africa Games and the 2000 African Championships and bronze medals at the 1998 African Championships and 1999 All-Africa Games. He also won silver at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie and bronze at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie.[citation needed]

He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1992, 1996 and 2000 and the World Championships in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 without reaching the finals.[citation needed]

His personal best throw is 63.78 metres, achieved in July 1994 in Sorgues. This is the current national record for the Central African Republic.[3] For this country he holds the national record in all throwing events, and even pole vault. His sister, Maria-Joëlle Conjungo, is also a national record holder.[4]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Central African Republic
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 32nd (q) Discus throw 53.02 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 24th (q) Discus throw 57.46 m
1993 African Championships Durban, South Africa 1st Discus throw 59.92 m
Universiade Buffalo, United States 8th Discus throw 57.38 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 25th (q) Discus throw 53.60 m
1994 Jeux de la Francophonie Bondoufle, France 2nd Discus throw 60.40 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 32nd (q) Discus throw 57.36 m
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 6th Discus throw 58.52 m
All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe 2nd Discus throw 58.94 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 34th (q) Discus throw 55.34 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 29th (q) Discus throw 57.82 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Antananarivo, Madagascar 3rd Discus throw 57.47 m
1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 3rd Discus throw 57.52 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 22nd (q) Discus throw 59.16 m
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 6th Shot put 14.05 m
3rd Discus throw 57.09 m
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd Discus throw 59.58 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 35th (q) Discus throw 57.85 m
2001 Jeux de la Francophonie Ottawa, Canada 8th Discus throw 55.78 m

References

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  1. ^ "HOMMES: 100 METERS". ifrance.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
  2. ^ "L´Athlé du Net - Athlétisme - Sites d'Athlètes Français". Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
  3. ^ "Central African athletics records". athlerecords.net. Archived from the original on 7 April 2007.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mickaël Conjungo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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