Auriol Dongmo

Auriol Dongmo
Personal information
Full nameAuriol Sally Dongmo Mekemnang
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 34)
Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Shot put, discus throw
ClubSporting CP
Coached byPaulo Reis
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals4th with 19.57 m (64 ft 2+1⁄4 in) (2020)
Personal bestsShot put (outdoor): 19.75 m (64 ft 9+1⁄2 in) NR
Shot put (indoor): 20.43 m (67 ft 1⁄4 in) NR
Discus (outdoor): 47.00 m (154 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Portugal
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade Shot put
Diamond League
Runner-up 2021 Shot put
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Shot put
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Toruń Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul Shot put
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Shot put
Representing  Cameroon
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Shot put
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Marrakech Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2016 Durban Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Porto Novo Shot put
Updated on 21 October 2016

Auriol Sally Dongmo Mekemnang[2] (born 3 August 1990) is a Cameroon-born Portuguese track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus throw. She represented Cameroon at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the World Athletics Championships in 2015. At continental level, she was a two-time gold medalist at both the African Games and the African Championships in Athletics.

She holds a personal best of 19.53 m (64 ft 3⁄4 in) for the shot put, both indoors and outdoors. This is a Cameroonian record outdoors and an African record indoors. Her best in the discus is a more modest 47.00 m (154 ft 2 in).

She represented her native Cameroon until 2017, transferring her eligibility to Portugal which became active in 2020.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
Representing  Cameroon
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 1st Shot put 16.03 m
5th Discus throw 40.34 m
2012 African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin 3rd Shot put 15.41 m
2013 Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 3rd Shot put 15.30 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 7th Shot put 16.50 m
African Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 1st Shot put 16.84 m
8th Discus throw 41.35 m
Continental Cup Marrakesh, Morocco 7th Shot put 15.77
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 20th (q) Shot put 16.85 m
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st Shot put 17.21 m
5th Discus throw 45.14 m
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 3rd Shot put 17.64
8th Discus throw 46.44
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 1st Shot put 17.64 m
7th Discus throw 47.00 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th Shot put 16.99 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Shot put 17.75 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1st Shot put 17.68 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom – Shot put NM
Representing  Portugal
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 1st Shot put 19.34 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th Shot put 19.57 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Shot put 20.43 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 5th Shot put 19.62 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd Shot put 19.82 m
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st Shot put 19.76 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th Shot put 19.69 m

National titles

See also

References

  1. ^ 2014 CWG profile
  2. ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  3. ^ Transfers of allegiance - Decisions of the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel in 2020 (as of 8 May 2020). World Athletics (8 May 2020). Retrieved 2020-05-30.