Sokwakhana Zazini
South African athlete (born 2000)
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| Born | (2000-01-23) January 23, 2000 (age 24) Burgersdorp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sokwakhana Zazini (born 23 January 2000) is a South African athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[1] He won gold medals at the 2017 World U18 Championships and the 2018 World U20 Championships. In 2019, he won a silver medal at the Universiade.[2]
He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2017 | World U18 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.27 |
| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.42 |
| 2019 | African U20 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.35 |
| Universiade | Naples, Italy | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 48.73 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.23 | |||
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | – | 400 m hurdles | DQ |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 15th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.99 |
| 2022 | African Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.42 |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 20th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.22 | |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 45.86 (Paarl 2018)
- 400 metres hurdles – 48.73 (Napoli 2019)
References
- ^ Sokwakhana Zazini at World Athletics
- ^ "Paulo André Camilo completes sprint double at World University Games". athleticsweekly.com. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Athletics ZAZINI Sokwakhana". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links
- Sokwakhana Zazini at World Athletics
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World Youth Champions in men's 400 metres hurdles
- 1999: Marthinus Kritzinger (RSA)
- 2001: Amin Mohammed Al-Ozon (SYR)
- 2003: Jason Richardson (USA)
- 2005: Mohammed Daak (SAU)
- 2007: William Wynne (USA)
- 2009: Norge Sotomayor (CUB)
- 2011: Egor Kuznetsov (RUS)
- 2013: Marvin Williams (JAM)
- 2015: Norman Grimes (USA)
- 2017: Sokwakhana Zazini (RSA)
World U20 Champions in men's 400 metres hurdles | |
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