Baboloki Thebe
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 Thebe in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 18, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Botswana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mogomotsi Otsetswe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Baboloki Tirelo Thebe (born 18 March 1997) is a Botswana track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He was a silver medallist in the 200 metres at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. He reached the semi-finals at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[2] He made a breakthrough in the 400 m in May 2016 with a run of 44.22 seconds, placing him third on the global seasonal lists and moving him into the all-time top 30 for the event.[3][4] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] His personal best in 400 meters is 44.02, which he ran in July 2017[6]
