Lankantien Lamboni

{{Short description|Togolese hurdler (born 1990)}}

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| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1990|5|31}}

| birth_place= Dapaong, Togo[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050722/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/lankantien-lamboni-1.html Sports reference profile]

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| education=Higher Institute of Management Adonai[http://kazan2013.com/NH/en/-240/Participant/ParticipantInfo/e0e8e82f-f13d-432d-884b-ae824c18b4a0 2013 Universiade bio]

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Lankantien Lamboni (born 31 May 1990 in Dapaong, Togo) is a Togolese track and field athlete, specializing in the 400 metres hurdles. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and disqualified in the heats. He ran at the Kazan Universiade Games in the 400 metres hurdles and 110 m hurdles events and at the African Championships in the 400 m huurdles.

In June 2012, Lamboni qualified for the African Championships in the 400 m hurdles, where he finished 5th in his heat and did not advance.{{World Athletics}} Lamboni left Lomé for London in July 2012, though it was noted that Togo did not host an official Olympic departure ceremony as other countries did.{{Cite web|url=https://www.panapress.com/Seis-atletas-representam-Togo-no-a_836672-lang4-free_news.html|title=Seis atletas representam Togo nos Jogos Olímpicos de Londres|website=panapress.com|language=fr|access-date=31 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.republicoftogo.com/content/download/71641/1802400/1|title=Les athlètes togolais ont rallié Londres presque... dans l’indifférence|page=4|website=republicoftogo.com|access-date=31 March 2025|language=fr}} He was reportedly upset about the food and accomodations at the London Olympic Village, noting that African cuisine wasn't provided as advertised.{{cite web|title=JO intimes avec six champions du Togo|language=fr|url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-jo-de-londres-2012-et-de-pekin-2008/20120817.RUE1910/jo-intimes-avec-six-champions-du-togo.html|access-date=31 March 2025}}

Lamboni was disqualified from his Olympic 400 m hurdles heat for "improper clearance" and did not advance to the finals.{{cite web|url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/eTN2012_52mOGii.pdf|title=eTrack eTN2012_52mOGii|website=Track and Field News|page=7}}

Representing Université ISM Adonaï de Porto-Novo in Benin, Lamboni returned to international competition at the 2013 World University Games, where he qualified in both the 110 m hurdles and 400 m hurdles. He finished 7th in his heat in both events and failed to advance to the finals.

At the 2016 Tournoi de la Solidarité at the Stade Modibo Kéïta in Mali, Lamboni won a bronze medal in the 110 m hurdles.{{cite web|url=http://news.abamako.com/h/138922.html|title=Athlétisme, tournoi de la Solidarité : Et de six pour le Mali|language=fr|access-date=31 March 2025}} He also won bronze in the 400 m hurdles at the same event in 2010, and in 2013 he set Togolese national records in both the 110 m and 400 m hurdles at a meeting in the same city.{{Tilastopaja|138628}}