Temoso Masikane
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| Born | 26 April 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Long jump: 8.11m (Fayetteville, 2026) Triple jump: 16.03m (Abeokuta, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Temoso Masikane (born 26 April 2006) is a South African long jumper and triple jumper. He became the African U18 champion in the long jump in 2023, and in 2025 became the African U20 champion in the triple jump, also placing second at the senior South African Athletics Championships that year.[1]
Biography
Masikane attended Lebone II - College of the Royal Bafokeng International school in South Africa. He won both the long jump and 100 metres titles at the 2023 South African School Sports Championships in Germiston.[2] That year, Masikane made his debut representing South Africa and set a new African under-18 area record with a long jump of 8.06 metres to win the gold medal at the 2023 African U18 Championships in Ndola, Zambia. He had gone into the championships already holding the South African U18 national record for the discipline.[3][4][5]
The following year, competing as a member of Athletics North West North (ANWN), Masikane won the U20 men’s long jump final at the ASA Championships in March 2024, winning with a jump of 7.71m.[6] Masikane placed fourth overall in the long jump at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, in August 2024, with a best jump of 7.74 metres.[7]
In April 2025, Masikane was runner-up in the triple jump at the senior South African Athletics Championships in Potchefstroom.[8] He also placed fourth with a jump of 7.92 metres in the long jump at the championships.[9] In July, he won the gold medal with a lifetime best of 16.03m in the triple jump at the African U20 Championships in Abeokuta, Nigeria.[10][11]
In 2026, he began competing for the University of Florida in the United States.[12][13] He jumped 8.11 metres competing for Florida at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas on 13 February 2026.[14]
References
- ^ "Temoso Masikane". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "Lebone II learners take on SA championships in Germiston". Platinum Weekly. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "Team SA's young athletes bring home 66 medals from Zambia". News25.com. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ Mothowagae, Daniel (14 May 2023). "Temoso's giant leap leads field event prospects into new heights". News25.com. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "Local athletes return from Zambian championships". Citizen.co.za. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ Masilo, Goitse (21 March 2024). "Records fall on Day 1 of ASA age group Championships in Tshwane". Athletics.Africa. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "South African Championships". World Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "South African Championships". World Athletics. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "Ochonogor soars championship record, Oratile secures gold medal treble in Abeokuta". World Athletics. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Emmason, Jerry (21 July 2025). "South Africa Retains CAA U18/U20 Title For Third Time". Leadership.ng. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "Florida Track & Field Unveils 2026 Newcomers". Floridagators.com. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "Florida Gators track competes in Jimmy Carnes Invitational". Gainesville.com. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "KHALEB MCRAE TIES AMERICAN INDOOR 400M RECORD AT TYSON INVITATIONAL". DyeStat. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.