Lewis Banda

Lewis Simon Banda (born 16 September 1982 in Tshabalala) is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.

Lewis Banda
Personal information
NationalityZimbabwean
Born (1982-09-16) September 16, 1982
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)400 meters, 4x400 Relay, 4x100 Relay
College teamTexas Christian University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 44.48 s
Medal record
Representing  Zimbabwe
Men's athletics
Gold medal – first place 2004 African Championships in Athletics 4 × 400 metres relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 All-Africa Games 4 × 400 metres relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 All-Africa Games 4 × 100 metres relay

His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Zimbabwe
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 400 DQ
4 × 400 m relay DQ
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 4th 200 m 21.08
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.38
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 8th (sf) 400 m 45.23
2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 7th 400 m 47.18
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 20th (sf) 400 47.22
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.16 (NR)
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.84
World Championships Osaka, Japan 28th (h) 400 m 45.47
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 47th (h) 400 m 46.76
  • Lewis Banda at World Athletics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lewis Banda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2018.


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