Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa (born May 30, 1973) is a retired Zimbabwean triple jumper. He was the African record holder with 17.34 metres from 1998 to 2007.IAAF Area Outdoor Records - Men, Africa
As a collegiate athlete for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, he won the 1995 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the triple jump.
He won bronze medals at the 1992 World Junior Championships and the 1995 All-Africa GamesAll-Africa Games - GBR Athletics as well as a silver medal at the 1998 African Championships.African Championships - GBR Athletics Mdhlongwa competed at the Olympic Games in 1992 (both long jumpAthletics - Men's Long Jump 1988-present - Full Olympians and triple jump) and 1996,Athletics - Men's Triple Jump 1988-present - Full Olympians the World Championships in 1995 and 1997 as well as the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships without reaching the final round.
Achievements Representing 1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain43rd (q)Long jump6.96 m31st (q)Triple jump15.96 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea26th (q)Long jump7.06 m (wind: -0.6 m/s)3rdTriple jump16.57 m (wind: +0.9 m/s)1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States28th (q)Long jump6.78 m16th (q)Triple jump15.30 m1994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, British Columbia, Canada7thTriple jump16.02 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden16th (q)Triple jump16.53 mAll-Africa GamesHarare, Zimbabwe3rdTriple jump16.60 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States42nd (q)Triple jump14.47 m1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France7th (q)Triple jump16.82 mNo mark in the finalWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece20th (q)Triple jump16.56 m1998African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal2ndTriple jump17.19 mCommonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia5thTriple jump16.51 m1999All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa4thTriple jump16.30 m
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