Ndiss Kaba Badji
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Ndiss Kaba Badji (born 21 September 1983) is a Senegal
ese athlete who competes in the long jump
and triple jump
. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships
. He has a personal best long jump of 8.20 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Sestriere
.
in Kingston, Jamaica
. Here, he finished ninth in the triple jump. In the long jump competition he exited in the qualification round with a result of 7.37 metres. Retrieved on 27 January 2009. He missed the final round by only one centimetre. His personal bests at that time were 7.83 metres in the long jump and 16.30 metres in the triple jump, both achieved in Dakar
. Later that season he finished fifth at the African Championships in Athletics
. He jumped 7.90, albeit with a wind assistance
of 3.6 m/s.
In 2003 he finished fifth at the Universiade
and won the silver medal at the All-Africa Games
in Abuja. His distance achieved there—7.92 metres—was a new personal best.
, albeit without reaching the final. However, he capitalized on his 8.00 m result during the outdoor season. He won a silver medal at the African Championships
in July, and on 1 August he jumped 8.20 metres at a high altitude in Sestriere. At the Olympic Games
three weeks later, however, he failed to reach the final round.
Then, in an IAAF out-of-competition test conducted in March 2005, Badji tested positive for the illegal substance androstenedione
. As a result he was barred from competing in the sport between June 2005 and May 2007.
held in the same city one month later he won the triple jump competition, with a new personal best of 16.80 metres. He entered the 2007 World Championships
in Osaka, where he finished seventh in the long jump competition
. He was the only Senegalese person to reach a final at the 2008 Olympic Games. He was also scheduled to enter in triple jump
, but did not actually compete.
In 2008 he improved further. At the African Championships
only competed in triple jump, but won the gold medal with a new national record of 17.07 metres. At the Olympic Games
in August he finished sixth in the long jump competition
with a season's best of 8.16 metres. Again he also entered in triple jump
, but fouled all his jumps. At the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final
he finished seventh in the long jump and eighth in the triple jump.
In early 2009 it was announced that Badji had been awarded the Lion d’Or by the newspaper Le Soleil
. He was also elected Sportsman of the Year by the Senegalese sports press.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese athlete who competes in the long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
and triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships
2008 African Championships in Athletics
The 16th African Championships in Athletics was held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, from April 30 to May 4, 2008. The competition venue was the Addis Ababa Stadium. It is the largest Athletics event held in Ethiopia to date...
. He has a personal best long jump of 8.20 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Sestriere
Sestriere
Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin....
.
Early career
Badji won a silver medal at the African Junior Championships in 2001. He then competed at the 2002 World Junior Championships2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2002 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 16 to July 21, 2002.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:...
in Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
. Here, he finished ninth in the triple jump. In the long jump competition he exited in the qualification round with a result of 7.37 metres. Retrieved on 27 January 2009. He missed the final round by only one centimetre. His personal bests at that time were 7.83 metres in the long jump and 16.30 metres in the triple jump, both achieved in Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
. Later that season he finished fifth at the African Championships in Athletics
2002 African Championships in Athletics
The 13th African Championships in Athletics were held in Tunis and Radès, Tunisia in August, 2002.- Men's Results :-Field:-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
. He jumped 7.90, albeit with a wind assistance
Wind assistance
Wind assistance is a term in track and field, which refers to the wind level during a race or event as registered by a wind gauge. Wind is one of many forms of weather which can affect sport....
of 3.6 m/s.
In 2003 he finished fifth at the Universiade
Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade
The athletics competition at the 2003 Summer Universiade was held on the Daegu World Cup Stadium in Daegu, South Korea, between 25 August and 30 August 2003.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics...
and won the silver medal at the All-Africa Games
Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games
-Track:-Field:-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:*...
in Abuja. His distance achieved there—7.92 metres—was a new personal best.
Breakthrough and fall
In 2004 Badji broke the 8 metre barrier for the first time, jumping 8.00 metres at an indoor meet in February in Moscow. In March he competed at the World Indoor Championships2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004...
, albeit without reaching the final. However, he capitalized on his 8.00 m result during the outdoor season. He won a silver medal at the African Championships
2004 African Championships in Athletics
The 14th African Championships in Athletics were held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo in July, 2004. Since African Championships is a biennial event, this edition was contested only a month before 2004 Summer Olympics. Thus some top athletes shunned the event...
in July, and on 1 August he jumped 8.20 metres at a high altitude in Sestriere. At the Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Long Jump
The Men's Long Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 24 and August 26.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...
three weeks later, however, he failed to reach the final round.
Then, in an IAAF out-of-competition test conducted in March 2005, Badji tested positive for the illegal substance androstenedione
Androstenedione
Androstenedione is a 19-carbon steroid hormone produced in the adrenal glands and the gonads as an intermediate step in the biochemical pathway that produces the androgen testosterone and the estrogens estrone and estradiol.-Synthesis:Androstenedione is the common precursor of male and female sex...
. As a result he was barred from competing in the sport between June 2005 and May 2007.
Return
Badji returned from his suspension in time for the 2007 season. In June in Algiers he achieved a long jump of 8.11 m. At the All-Africa GamesAthletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games
The athletics competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held on the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria between 18 July and 22 July 2007. Nigeria was the most successful nation of the competition having won nine golds and 24 medals in total. South Africa was a close second with seven golds...
held in the same city one month later he won the triple jump competition, with a new personal best of 16.80 metres. He entered the 2007 World Championships
2007 World Championships in Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...
in Osaka, where he finished seventh in the long jump competition
2007 World Championships in Athletics - Men's long jump
The Men's Long Jump event at the 2007 World Championships took place on August 29, 2007 and August 30, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan. There were a total number of 34 competing athletes from 25 countries.-Medallists:...
. He was the only Senegalese person to reach a final at the 2008 Olympic Games. He was also scheduled to enter in triple jump
2007 World Championships in Athletics - Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 25, 2007 and August 27, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.-Medallists:-Records:-Final:-Group A:-Group B:-References:...
, but did not actually compete.
In 2008 he improved further. At the African Championships
2008 African Championships in Athletics
The 16th African Championships in Athletics was held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, from April 30 to May 4, 2008. The competition venue was the Addis Ababa Stadium. It is the largest Athletics event held in Ethiopia to date...
only competed in triple jump, but won the gold medal with a new national record of 17.07 metres. At the Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...
in August he finished sixth in the long jump competition
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump
-Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 8.15 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:DNS — Did Not StartNM — No Mark...
with a season's best of 8.16 metres. Again he also entered in triple jump
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump
-Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 17.10 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:...
, but fouled all his jumps. At the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final
2008 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 6th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on September 13 and September 14, 2008.A number of road races also took place on the second day of competition. There were seven different starting points around the Stuttgart area and the distances varied...
he finished seventh in the long jump and eighth in the triple jump.
In early 2009 it was announced that Badji had been awarded the Lion d’Or by the newspaper Le Soleil
Le Soleil (Senegal)
Le Soleil is a daily newspaper published in Dakar, Senegal and founded in 1970.-History:In 1933, French press publisher Charles de Breteuil founded the Paris-Dakar as a weekly newspaper. The Paris-Dakar would in 1936 become the first daily newspaper in subsaharan Africa. Following the independence...
. He was also elected Sportsman of the Year by the Senegalese sports press.
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
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| 2009 | Jeux de la Francophonie Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie At the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie, the athletics events were held at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium from October 1 to October 6... |
Beirut, Lebanon | 2nd | Long jump | |
| World Championships 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump The men's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 22 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Irving Saladino. The other athlete to jump... |
Berlin, Germany | 18th | Long jump | 7.98 m 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump The men's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 22 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Irving Saladino. The other athlete to jump... |
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| 2011 | All-Africa Games Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games The athletics competition at the 2011 All-Africa Games was held from 11–15 September 2011 at the Estádio do Zimpeto in Maputo, Mozambique.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Elite competition:-Para-sport competition:-Games statistics:... |
Maputo, Mozambique | 3rd | Long jump | 7.83 m Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's long jump The men's long jump event at the Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games was held on 15 September.-Results:-References:**... |