Selloane Joyce Tsoaeli (born 10 July 1977) is a female track and field athlete from Lesotho who competes in the heptathlon and the high jump. She was the high jump gold medallist at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics and was a heptathlon bronze medallist at the same event. She also took heptathlon bronze at the 2011 All-Africa Games.
Tsoaeli represented Lesotho at the World Championships in Athletics (2007, 2009) and at the Commonwealth Games (2002, 2010, 2014).Selloane Tsoaeli. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.Selloane Joyce Tsoaeli . Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2016-08-07. She was her nation's flag bearer at the 2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
Her personal bests of 5588 points for the heptathlon and for the high jump are Lesotho national records. She also holds the national marks in the 100 metres hurdles, long jump, triple jump, shot put and javelin throw.
Personal bests 100 metres – 13.29 (2007) 200 metres – 26.07 (2010) 800 metres – 2:15.82 (2010) 100 metres hurdles – 14.62 (2011) High jump – 1.79 m (2012) Long jump – 6.02 m (2011) Shot put – 11.99 m (2011) Javelin throw – 37.52 m (2012) Heptathlon – 5590 pts (2011) Triple jump – 12.72 (2009)
All information from All-Athletics.Selloane Tsoaeli . All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
International competitions 1999All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa —High jump2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom15thLong jump5.49 m2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan8th (heats)100 m13.292008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia4thHeptathlon4404 pts 2009African Combined Events ChampionshipsRéduit, Mauritius2ndHeptathlon5116 ptsWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany43rd (heats)200 m28.342010African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya1stHigh jump1.75 m3rdHeptathlon5302 ptsCommonwealth GamesNew Delhi, India10thHigh jump1.78 m —HeptathlonIAAF Continental CupSplit, Croatia7thHigh jump1.78 m2011All-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique6thHigh jump1.70 m3rdHeptathlon5590 pts2012African Combined Events ChampionshipsRéduit, Mauritius3rdHeptathlon5194 ptsAfrican ChampionshipsPorto Novo, Benin —Heptathlon
See also List of champions of the African Championships in Athletics Lesotho at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics Lesotho at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Lesotho at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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