Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang
Cameroonian shot putter
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| Intro | Cameroonian shot putter | |
| Places | Cameroon | |
| is | Athlete Shot putter | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 3 August 1990, Ngaoundéré | |
| Age | 34 years | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang (born 3 August 1990) is a Cameroonian athlete whose specialty is the shot put. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. Her personal bests are 17.72 metres in the shot put (Oordegem 2016) and 42.50 metres in the discus throw (Abidjan 2014). The first is the current national record.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Marrakech, Morocco | 1st | Shot put | 16.84 m | |
| 8th | Discus throw | 41.35 m | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |