Mosito Lehata
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| Born | 8 April 1989 Ha Moima, Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Stéphan Buckland | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mosito Lehata (born 8 April 1989 in
men's 200 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Lehata found success in the 200 m event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics when he finished in the first round ahead of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and advanced to the semifinals. He set a new national record in the 200 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, finishing in 4th, four hundredths of a second behind the bronze medal winner.[1][3]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 100 m and 200 m events. He finished 4th in his heat for the 100 m with a time of 10.25 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.[4] He finished 7th in his heat for the 200 m with a season best time of 20.65 seconds, but did not qualify for the semifinals.[5] He was the flagbearer for Lesotho during the Parade of Nations.[6]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Lesotho
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| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland
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53rd (h) | 100 m | 11.09 |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India
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25th (qf) | 100 m | 10.63 |
| 8th | 200 m | 21.13 | |||
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea
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36th (h) | 200 m | 21.031 |
| All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique
|
19th (sf) | 200 m | 21.91 | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey
|
28th (h) | 60 m | 7.00 |
| African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin
|
5th | 100 m | 10.40 | |
| 7th | 200 m | 21.11 | |||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
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36th (h) | 200 m | 20.74 | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia
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23rd (sf) | 200 m | 20.68 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom
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4th | 200 m | 20.36 |
| African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco
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8th (h) | 200 m | 20.942 | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China
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48th (h) | 200 m | 21.43 |
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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8th | 100 m | 10.56 | |
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa
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2nd | 100 m | 10.04 (w) |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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32nd (h) | 100 m | 10.25 | |
| 49th (h) | 200 m | 20.65 | |||
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | - | 100 m | DQ |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia
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27th (sf) | 100 m | 10.503 |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco
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11th (sf) | 100 m | 10.44 |
| 10th (sf) | 200 m | 20.87 | |||
1Did not start in the semifinals
2Disqualified in the semifinals
3Did not finish in the semifinals
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.11 (+1.4 m/s, Réduit 2015)
- 200 metres – 20.36 (+0.5 m/s, Glasgow 2014)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.00 (Istanbul 2012)
References
- ^ a b 2014 CWG bio
- ^ "Mosito Lehata". IAAF. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "IAAF: Lehata hopes to make history for Lesotho| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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