Dysard Dageago
Personal information
Born (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994
Sport
CountryNauru
SportTrack and field
EventSprinting

Dysard Dageago (born 24 October 1994)[1] is a Nauruan sprinter. He is a Micronesian Athletics Championships medalist and he was a competitor at the 2017 World Athletics Championships.

Career

At the 2016 Micronesian Championships in Athletics, Dageago won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[2]

In 2017, he competed in the men's 100 metres event at the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London, United Kingdom.[3] He competed in the preliminary round and he did not advance to compete in the heats.[3]

At the championships, Gabby Logan proposed that Michael Johnson, then 49 years old, would have a chance of beating Dageago in a race even at his current age and fitness. Johnson replied that he wasn't sure if he could do it.[4]

At the 2018 Micronesian Championships in Athletics, Dageago led off the Nauruan team in the 4 × 100 m, winning a silver medal behind Palau.[5]

References

  1. "Dysard Dageago". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. "Dysard Dageago". Athletics Podium.
  3. 1 2 "Men's 100 metres – Preliminary Round" (PDF). 2017 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. "My word that was hard to blog". The Daily Telegraph. 2017-08-04.
  5. "Micronesian Championships - 14/06/2018 to 15/06/2018" (PDF). Athletics Oceania.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.