Chengetayi Mapaya

Chengetayi Mapaya (born 19 December 1998) is a Zimbabwean track and field athlete who specializes competing in triple jump. He has won two NCAA Division I championships competing for the TCU Horned Frogs at the collegiate level in the United States. Competing internationally for his home country, he took home the gold medal at the 2017 African U20 Championships and has qualified for the 2022 World Championships.[1]

Chengetayi Mapaya
Personal information
Born (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998
Sport
CountryZimbabwe
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Triple jump
College teamTCU Horned Frogs
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Zimbabwe
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 TlemcenTriple jump

Career

Growing up in Harare, Zimbabwe, Mapaya attended high school at the private St. George's College. He won gold in the triple jump and silver in the long jump at the 2016 African Union Sports Council Region 5 U20 Youth Games in Angola, then took gold in the triple jump at the 2017 African U20 Championships in Tlemcen, Algeria, where he set a new meet record with a 16.30m jump.[2]

After high school, Mapaya relocated to the United States to attend Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. During his time competing in triple jump for the Horned Frogs, he won two NCAA Division I national championships, five Big 12 conference championships and earned All-American honors nine times.[1]

Achievements

All information taken from World Athletics profile.[3]

Collegiate championship results
Representing the TCU Horned Frogs in Triple Jump (2018–2022)
YearCompetitionPositionDistanceVenueNotes
2018Big 12 Indoor Championships3rd16.16mAmes, Iowa
NCAA Indoor Championships3rd16.38mCollege Station, TexasPB
Big 12 Outdoor Championships3rd15.73mWaco, Texas
NCAA Outdoor Championships5th16.42mEugene, OregonPB
2019Big 12 Indoor Championships1st16.83mLubbock, TexasNew school record and meet record[4]
NCAA Indoor Championships3rd16.61mBirmingham, Alabama
Big 12 Outdoor Championships1st16.52mNorman, Oklahoma
NCAA Outdoor Championships1st17.13mAustin, TexasPB
2020Big 12 Indoor Championships2nd16.06mAmes, Iowa
2021Big 12 Indoor Championships1st16.55mLubbock, Texas
NCAA Indoor Championships2nd16.95mFayetteville, ArkansasPB, New Zimbabwean national indoor record[5]
Big 12 Outdoor Championships1st17.01mManhattan, Kansas
NCAA Outdoor Championships3rd16.74mEugene, Oregon
2022Big 12 Indoor Championships2nd16.28mAmes, Iowa
NCAA Indoor Championships3rd16.51mBirmingham, Alabama
Big 12 Outdoor Championships1st16.84mLubbock, Texas
NCAA Outdoor Championships1st17.26mEugene, OregonPB, New school record[6]
  • DNF = did not finish
  • DQ = disqualified
  • PB = personal best
  • NR = national (American) record
  • CR = collegiate record

National titles

References
  1. "Mapaya Qualifies for World Championships". GoFrogs.com. June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  2. "US-based Zimbabwean Chengetayi Mapaya Wins Men's Triple Jump and Breaks New World Record". Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  3. Chengetayi Mapaya at World Athletics
  4. "2019 Big 12 Indoor Championships results". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  5. "Mapaya Soars to Silver at Indoor Nationals". GoFrogs.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  6. "National Champion! Mapaya Wins Triple Jump Gold". GoFrogs.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.


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