Auriol Dongmo

Auriol Dongmo
Personal information
Full nameAuriol Sally Dongmo Mekemnang
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990
Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)
Shot put, discus throw
ClubSporting CP
Coached byPaulo Reis
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals4th with 19.57 m (64 ft 2+14 in) (2020)
Personal bestsShot put (outdoor): 19.75 m (64 ft 9+12 in) NR
Shot put (indoor): 20.43 m (67 ft 14 in) NR
Discus (outdoor): 47.00 m (154 ft 2+14 in)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Portugal
World Indoor Championships
2022 Belgrade Shot put
Diamond League
Runner-up 2021 Shot put
European Championships
2022 Munich Shot put
European Indoor Championships
2021 Toruń Shot put
2023 Istanbul Shot put
2025 Apeldoorn Shot put
European Games
2023 Kraków-Małopolska Shot put
Representing  Cameroon
African Games
2011 Maputo Shot put
2015 Brazzaville Shot put
African Championships
2014 Marrakesh Shot put
2016 Durban Shot put
2012 Porto-Novo Shot put
Updated on 21 October 2016

Auriol Sally Dongmo Mekemnang (born 3 August 1990) is a Cameroon-born Portuguese track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus throw. She represented Cameroon at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the World Athletics Championships in 2015. At continental level, she was a two-time gold medalist at both the African Games and the African Championships in Athletics.

She represented her native Cameroon until 2017, transferring her eligibility to Portugal which became active in 2020.

She holds the Portuguese record in Shot Put with 20.43 m (67 ft 14 in) obtained at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. She is also the Cameroonian record holder with a 18.37 m (60 ft 3 in) obtained in 2017, still the African record indoors.