South African athlete (born 2000)
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (2000-01-23) January 23, 2000 (age 24) Burgersdorp |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 m hurdles |
Sokwakhana Zazini (born 23 January 2000) is: a South African athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. 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.
He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
International competitionsβ»
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  South Africa
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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 Γ 400 m relay | 3:03.23 | |||
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | β | 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 bestsβ»
Outdoor
- 400 metres β 45.86 (Paarl 2018)
- 400 metres hurdles β 48.73 (Napoli 2019)
Referencesβ»
- ^ Sokwakhana Zazini at World Athletics
- ^ "Paulo AndrΓ© 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 linksβ»
World U20 Champions in men's 400 metres hurdles | |
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Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- South African male sprinters
- South African male hurdlers
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- World Athletics U20 Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
- World Youth Championships in Athletics winners
- African Games competitors for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for South Africa
- African Championships in Athletics winners
- 21st-century South African people