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 BelgradeShot put
Diamond League
Runner-up2021Shot put
European Championships
2022 MunichShot put
European Indoor Championships
2021 ToruńShot put
2023 IstanbulShot put
2025 ApeldoornShot put
European Games
2023 Kraków-MałopolskaShot put
Representing  Cameroon
African Games
2011 MaputoShot put
2015 BrazzavilleShot put
African Championships
2014 MarrakechShot put
2016 DurbanShot put
2012 Porto NovoShot 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 holds a personal best of 19.53 m (64 ft 34 in) for the shot put, both indoors and outdoors. This is a Cameroonian record outdoors and an African record indoors. Her best in the discus is a more modest 47.00 m (154 ft 2 in).

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