Tjipekapora Herunga
Namibian sprinter (born 1988)
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Tjipekapora Herunga (born 1 January 1988 in Ehangono) is a Namibian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres.[2] She represented her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships.
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| Born | 1 January 1988 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Welwitschia 77 Athletics Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She is her country's national record holder in the 400 metres both outdoors and indoors. She broke the record while representing Namibia at the 2007 All-Africa Games.[3]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Namibia | |||||
| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 35th (h) | 800 m | 2:19.93 |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 7th | 400 m | 53.13 |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 54.00 |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 19th (h) | 400 m | 55.40 |
| African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 22nd (h) | 400 m | 57.03 | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 29th (h) | 400 m | 54.08 |
| All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 3rd | 200 m | 23.50 | |
| 3rd | 400 m | 51.84 | |||
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto-Novo, Benin | 6th | 200 m | 23.92 |
| – | 400 m | DQ | |||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 20th (sf) | 400 m | 52.53 | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 19th (h) | 400 m | 52.28 |
| 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 16th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.47 |
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 10th (h) | 200 m | 23.81 | |
| 3rd | 400 m | 51.55 | |||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | – | 400 m | DQ |
| 2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 21st (h) | 400 m | 55.90 |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 19th (sf) | 200 m | 24.49 |
| 9th (sf) | 400 m | 53.49 | |||
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.55 | |||
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 200 metres – 23.40 (+0.4 m/s, Pretoria 2012)
- 400 metres – 51.24 (Pretoria 2012) NR
- 800 metres – 2:16.52 (Windhoek 2005)
Indoor
- 400 metres – 55.40 (Doha 2010) NR
