Shaun Maswanganyi

Phatutshedzo “Shaun” Maswanganyi (born 1 February 2001) is a South African track and field athlete.

Shaun Maswanganyi
Personal information
Full namePhatutshedzo Shaun Maswanganyi
Born (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001
Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Africa
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
College teamHouston Cougars
Coached byCarl Lewis
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 60 m: 6.56 (2023)
  • 100 m: 9.91 (2023)
  • 200 m: 19.99 (2023)
Medal record
Summer World University Games
Silver medal – second place2021 Chengdu100 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 Chengdu4×100 m relay
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Abidjan200 m
Silver medal – second place2019 Abidjan100 m

Personal life

Born in Soweto, he attended St Alban’s College in Pretoria and he is now an attendee at the University of Houston.

Career

At the 2019 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, he won the silver medal in the 100 metres and the gold medal in the 200 metres. He’s the current South African 60m Indoor U20 National Record holder (6.65) and current South African U20 National 100m record holder (10.06).[1] In The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Maswanganyi ran the 100m in 9.87 seconds which would have been a new South African senior record had it not been wind assisted. He won gold in the 200m running a wind assisted 19.93 seconds.[2] On 31 May 2021 he secured a double qualification for both the 100m and 200m events for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3]

Maswanganyi ran a new 100m personal best time of 9.91s to finish third at the NCAA Championship final in June 2023 in Austin, Texas.[4]

Competing in the 200 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in 2023 he qualified for the semi finals.[5]

References
  1. "Maswanganyi breaks SA junior 100m record". supersport.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. "WATCH: New sprint sensation Shaun Maswanganyi denied SA 100m record in the US". www.iol.co.za.
  3. staff, Sport24. "SA's new sprint star Shaun Maswanganyi qualifies for double at July's Olympics". Sport.
  4. Battaglia, Joe (10 June 2023). "Courtney Lindsey of Texas Tech Dips To Win 100m Title At NCAA Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. "Men's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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