Mpumelelo Mhlongo (born 22 March 1994) in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Nata, South Africa, is a South African sprint, long jump athlete, and Paralympic Games record holder.
Mpumelelo Mhlongo Age
Mpumelelo Mhlongo was born in 22 March 1994 in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Nata, South Africa. As of 2024, he is 30 years old and celebrates his birthday on the 22 March every year.
Mpumelelo Mhlongo Career
Mhlongo is a South African sprint and long jump athlete and Paralympic Games record holder. His first Paralympic appearance was at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Since his debut in 2015, he has represented South Africa in major championships, including three World Championships and one World Games.
He represented South Africa at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games, breaking the T44 200m World Record and setting the T44 200m, 100m, and long jump Paralympic Games records.
In 2019, at the Grosseto Grand Prix, he set his first ratified world record in the T44 Long Jump of 7.03m (+1.6 m/s), becoming the only T44 athlete to jump over the 7m mark. In the same year, he won the silver and bronze medals in the 100m and long jump, respectively, another world record-breaking performance.
In the 2024 Paralympic Games held in Paris, he won gold in the 100m men T44.
Mpumelelo Mhlongo Relationship
He married his university sweetheart, Monique, last year in 2023.
Mpumelelo Mhlongo Disability
He was born with a congenital deformity, constriction ring syndrome, and club foot.
Mpumelelo Mhlongo Networth
He has no disclosed networth.
