Mickaël Conjungo
Personal information
Full nameMickaël Glenn Conjungo Taumhas
Born6 May 1969 (1969-05-06) (age 54)
Bangui, Central African Republic
Sport
Country Central African Republic
 France
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw

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.

Career

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.

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.

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

  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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