Sokwakhana Zazini

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]

Sokwakhana Zazini
Personal information
Born (2000-01-23) January 23, 2000from Burgersdorp
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles
Medal record
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Mauritius400 m hurdles
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Tampere400 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2019 Napoli400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2019 Napoli4 × 400 m relay
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Nairobi400 m hurdles
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Abidjan400 m hurdles

He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
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 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. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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