Sokwakhana Zazini

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Sokwakhana Zazini
Personal information
Born (2000-01-23) January 23, 2000 (age 21)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles

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
Representing  South Africa
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

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

References[]

  1. ^ Sokwakhana Zazini at World Athletics
  2. ^ "Paulo André Camilo completes sprint double at World University Games". athleticsweekly.com. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Athletics ZAZINI Sokwakhana - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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