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{{short description|Botswana high jumper}}
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'''Kabelo Mmono''' (born 4 February 1980) is a [[high jump]]er from [[Botswana]]. He won gold medals at the [[All-Africa Games]] and the [[African Championships in Athletics]].<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afc.htm African Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.</ref><ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm All-Africa Games]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.</ref> When he won gold representing [[Botswana at the 2003 All-Africa Games]], his medal ceremony was memorable for his impromptu solo rendition of the [[Fatshe leno la rona|national anthem]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Botswana athlete sings for gold|website=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3197134.stm|date=16 October 2003|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref>

He is a former [[List of Botswana records in athletics|national record]] holder with 2.20 metres, but in 2006 this record was beaten by [[Kabelo Kgosiemang]].<ref>[http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/BOT.htm Botswana athletics records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225211/http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/BOT.htm |date=2007-09-26 }}</ref>

==International competitions==
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|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{BOT}}
|-
|1998
|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Annecy]], [[France]]
|30th (q)
|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|1.95 m]]
|-
|1999
|[[1999 African Junior Athletics Championships|African Junior Championships]] 
|[[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]]
|bgcolor=gold | 1st
|2.05 m
|-
|2002
|[[2002 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] 
|[[Radès, Tunisia]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|[[2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|2.10 m]]
|-
|2003
|[[Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]] 
|[[Abuja, Nigeria]]
|bgcolor=gold | 1st
|[[Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's high jump|2.15 m]]
|-
|2004
|[[2004 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] 
|[[Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo]]
|bgcolor=gold | 1st
|[[2004 African Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump|2.17 m]]
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{World Athletics}}

{{Footer All-Africa Champions High Jump Men}}
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[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Botswana male high jumpers]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists for Botswana]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]

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