# Joseph Batangdon

Joseph Batangdon (born July 29, 1978) is a former Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.
Batangdon became African champion in 2004, a month before the 2004 Summer Olympics. Competing in the 200 metres contest, he did advance from the heats but pulled out of the competition.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Cameroon ||||||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 21st (qf) | 200 m | 20.70 |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 12th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.25 (NR) |
| 1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 2nd | 200 m | 20.37 |
| 2000 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 200 m | 20.31 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 37th (qf) | 100 m | 10.52 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 17th (qf) | 200 m | 20.55 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 24th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.62 |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 9th (sf) | 200 m | 21.43 |
| 2001 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa, Canada | 3rd | 200 m | 20.75 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 16th (sf) | 200 m | 20.66 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 17th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.29 |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 15th (sf) | 100 m | 10.37 |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 7th | 200 m | 20.36 |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.52 |
| 2002 | African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 4th | 200 m | 20.47 |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | 200 m | 20.76 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 29th (qf) | 200 m | 20.81 |
| 2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 6th | 200 m | 21.09 |
| 2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.94 |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 200 m | 21.16 |
| 2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | 200 m | 20.46 |
| 2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.87 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 34th (h) | 200 m | 20.92 |
| 2004 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | 200 m | 20.95 |
| 2005 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | 2nd | 200 m | 20.73 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 22nd (qf) | 200 m | 21.38 |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6th | 200 m | 21.24 |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.60 |
| 2009 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Beirut, Lebanon | 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.07 |

### Personal bests
#### Outdoor

| Distance | Time | Venue | Date |
| 100m | 10.19s | Bordeaux, France | 12/06/2002 |
| 200m | 20.31s | Edmonton, Canada Algiers, Algeria Johannesburg, South Africa | 07/08/2001 14/07/2000 17/09/1999 |
| 300m | 32.44s | Sydney, Canada | 11/09/2000 |
| 400m | 46.5s | Nogent-sur-Marne, France | 16/06/1996 |

#### Indoor

| Distance | Time | Place |
| 60m | 6.89s | Liévin, France |
| 200m | 20.47s | Aubière, France |