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Christine Mboma

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Christine Mboma (born 22 May 2003) is a Namibian sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 m. At the age of 18, she won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first ever Namibian woman to win a women's Olympic medal and breaking the world under-20 and African senior record. Mboma also won the event at the 2021 World Under-20 Championships and Diamond League final, improving her record mark to 21.78 seconds. In 2021, the 18-year-old set an unratified world under-20 and African senior record of 48.54 s in the 400 metres, which made her the seventh-fastest woman of all time at the event. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christine Mboma is the 7,756th most popular athlete (down from 6,844th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Namibia (down from 15th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Namibian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Christine Mboma ranks 7,756 out of 6,025. Before her are Shaun Kirkham, Luka Janežič, Alberto Munárriz, Ella Greenslade, Shigeyuki Nakarai, and Jarrion Lawson. After her are Dávid Betlehem, Swapnil Kusale, Ekaterina Poleshchuk, Seve van Ass, Kaitlyn Lawes, and Andrés Mata.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2003, Christine Mboma ranks 236. Before her are Elisa Iorio, William Osula, Oksana Selekhmeteva, Rizki Juniansyah, Aoto Osako, and Tang Xijing. After her are Dávid Betlehem, Kazuki Iimura, Jack Alexy, Whitney Peak, Calvin Ramsay, and Kayky.

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In Namibia

Among people born in Namibia, Christine Mboma ranks 16 out of 15. Before her are Michelle McLean (1972), Collin Benjamin (1978), Percy Montgomery (1974), Helalia Johannes (1980), Dan Craven (1983), and Peter Shalulile (1993). After her are Vera Looser (1993), Emma Theofelus (1996), Deon Hotto (1990), Ryan Nyambe (1997), Michelle Vorster (1978), and Beatrice Masilingi (2003).

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Among ATHLETES In Namibia

Among athletes born in Namibia, Christine Mboma ranks 3. Before her are Frankie Fredericks (1967), and Helalia Johannes (1980). After her are Beatrice Masilingi (2003), Maike Diekmann (1994), Phillip Seidler (1998), and Tsolmonbaataryn Anudari (1997).

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