Gift Leotlela
 Leotlela in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1998 Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tlotliso Gift Leotlela (born 12 May 1998) is a South African sprinter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metres race; his time of 20.59 seconds in the heats did not qualify him for the semifinals.[2][3]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metres event.[4]
International competitions[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing South Africa
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| 2015 | African Youth Championships | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | 100 m | 10.38 (w) |
| 1st | 200 m | 20.84 | |||
| 1st | Medley relay | 1:53.60 | |||
| Commonwealth Youth Games | Apia, Samoa | 1st | 100 m | 10.20 | |
| 1st | 200 m | 20.56 (w) | |||
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 4th | 100 m | 10.24 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.84 | |||
| World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | 100 m | 10.28 | |
| 2nd | 200 m | 20.59 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 42nd (h) | 200 m | 20.59 | |
| 2021 | World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.71 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 11th (sf) | 100 m | 10.03 | |
Personal bests[]
| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
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| 100 metres | 9.94 (+1.3 m/s) | UJ Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 14 May 2021 |
| 200 metres | 20.20 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | 22 April 2017 |
| 4x100 metres relay | 38.47 | Germiston, South Africa | 22 March 2017 |
•All information taken from IAAF profile[5]
References[]
- ^ Rio 2016 bio
- ^ "Tlotliso Leotlela". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ "Men's 200m - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ "Athletics LEOTLELA Gift - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ Tlotliso Gift Leotlela, 2018-06-15, retrieved 2018-06-23
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