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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 7,601st most popular athlete (down from 6,897th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Namibia and the 3rd most popular Namibian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Christine Mboma ranks 7,601 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, Ekaterina Poleshchuk, Seve van Ass, Kaitlyn Lawes, Andrés Mata, and Jessica Korda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2003, Christine Mboma ranks 131. Before her are Tang Muhan, Giorgia Villa, Asia D'Amato, Ai Mori, Kyla Kenedy, and Tang Xijing. After her are Dávid Betlehem, Jack Alexy, Calvin Ramsay, Caden Cunningham, Simon Ngapandouetnbu, and Keegan Palmer.

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In Namibia

Among people born in Namibia, Christine Mboma ranks 15 out of 15. Before her are Behati Prinsloo (1988), Michelle McLean (1972), Collin Benjamin (1978), Percy Montgomery (1974), Helalia Johannes (1980), and Dan Craven (1983). After her are Vera Looser (1993), Ryan Nyambe (1997), Michelle Vorster (1978), Beatrice Masilingi (2003), Maike Diekmann (1994), and Phillip Seidler (1998).

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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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