Jonathan Ntutu
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| Full name | Ndodomzi Jonathan Ntutu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Event | 100m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tygerberg Northlink Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Paul Gorries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 10.80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ndodomzi Jonathan Ntutu (born 4 February 1986) is a visually impaired
Personal history
Ntutu was born in the township of
Athletics career
Ntutu first showed promise as an athlete whilst at the Athlone school, showing at aptitude for sprinting.
In 2008 Ntutu competed at his second Paralympics, travelling to China to compete in the Beijing Games. He no longer competed in the long jump, but still entered two events, the 100 metre and 200 metre sprints. In the 100 metres he surpassed his achievement at the 2004 Games by qualifying through to the finals, where he finished fifth with a time of 11.06 seconds.[2] Although finishing in the top three qualifiers in the heats of the 200 metres, he finished a distant eighth in the finals.[2]
In the buildup to the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, Ntutu entered his second World Championships, this time held in Christchurch, New Zealand. He entered all three sprint events, winning silver behind Russia's Alexey Labzin in the 100 metres and narrowly missing the podium with fourth place in the 400 metres.[2] His biggest breakthrough of his career came at the London 2012 Paralympics, where he qualified for both the 100 metre and 200 metre sprints, making the finals of both. He finished sixth in the 200 metre race, but in the 100 metres he took the bronze medal, beating Labzin in a photo finish for the third spot.[2][5]
At the
At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha Ntutu took silver in the 200 metres but he was disqualified from the 100 metre sprint. The next year he added a second Paralympic medal when he took a silver in the 100 metres at the 2016 Games in Rio. He also competed in the 200 metre race but failed to qualify for the finals.[2]
References
- ^ "Ndodomzi Jonathan Ntutu". news24.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Ntutu, Jonathan". IPC. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d Felix, Jason (10 October 2012). "Politicians' photos to make way for Paralympian stars". The Star. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b Etheridge, Mark (14 September 2015). "South Africa: Ntutu and Langenhoven Race to Games Gold and Silver for SA". allafrica.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Chadband, Ian (1 September 2012). "Jason Smyth the fastest Paralympic runner of all-time as he sets new world record to win T13 100m gold". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "7 medals in Brazaville". back-track.co.za. Retrieved 15 October 2016.