Auriol Sally Dongmo Mekemnang (born 3 August 1990) is a Cameroon-born Portuguese

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athlete who competes in the

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and

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. She represented Cameroon at the

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and the

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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 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 . She represented her native Cameroon until 2017, transferring her eligibility to Portugal which became active in 2020.Transfers of allegiance - Decisions of the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel in 2020 (as of 8 May 2020)
World Athletics (8 May 2020). Retrieved 2020-05-30.

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* Portuguese Outdoor Women's Athletics Championship **Shot put: 2019 * Portuguese Indoor Women's Athletics Championship **Shot put: 2019

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dongmo, Auriol 1990 births Living people People from Ngaoundéré Cameroonian female shot putters Portuguese female shot putters Cameroonian female discus throwers Portuguese female discus throwers Olympic athletes for Cameroon Olympic athletes for Portugal Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games African Games gold medalists for Cameroon Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Cameroon Cameroonian emigrants to Portugal Portuguese people of Cameroonian descent European Athletics Indoor Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Athletics Indoor Championships winners European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Portugal Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games European Games gold medalists for Portugal European Games medalists in athletics Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists Military World Games bronze medalists Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Diamond League winners 21st-century Portuguese sportswomen African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)

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