Brigitte Nganaye
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Central African Republic |
| Born | 28 October 1973 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Middle-distance running |
| Event(s) | 800 metres |
Brigitte Nganaye (born 28 October 1973) is a Central African Republic middle-distance runner and sprinter. She competed in the women's 800 metres and 1500 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics, setting a national record in the latter event.[1]
Nganye set her 800 metres personal best in 1991, running 2:12.43 minutes.[2]
She entered in both the 800 metres and 1500 metres at the Barcelona Olympics. In the 800 m, she ran 2:15.70 to place 6th in her quarter-final. In her 1500 m quarter-final the following month, Nganye ran 4:33.57 to finish 13th. Her 1500 m time set a national record that still stands as of 2025[update].[3][2][4]
Nganaye transitioned to sprinting events in the mid to late 1990s, setting Central African Republic national records in both Olympic relay distances. At a February 1993 meeting in Bangui, she set the national 4 × 400 metres relay record, anchoring her country's team to run 3:57.4. At a July 1999 competition in Garoua, Nganaye ran the second leg of a national 4 × 100 metres relay team to set another Central African Republic record of 49.3 seconds.[5]
She represented the Central African Republic at the 1999 All-Africa Games in the 400 metres, placing 8th in her semi-final there.[6]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Brigitte Nganaye Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brigitte Nganaye at OlympediaLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ↑ Brigitte Nganaye at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ↑ Brigitte Nganaye at World Athletics
- ↑ "WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS SILESIA 2021 FACTS & FIGURES" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ↑ "Women 400m Athletics VII All Africa Games Johannesbourg (RSA) 1999". todor66.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
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