Sokwakhana Zazini
| Personal information | |
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| Born | January 23, 2000 Burgersdorp |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 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[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  South Africa
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| 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[edit]
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 45.86 (Paarl 2018)
- 400 metres hurdles – 48.73 (Napoli 2019)
References[edit]
- ^ Sokwakhana Zazini at World Athletics
- ^ "Paulo André Camilo completes sprint double at World University Games". athleticsweekly.com. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
External links[edit]
World U20 Champions in men's 400 metres hurdles | |
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Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- South African male sprinters
- South African male hurdlers
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- World Athletics U20 Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
- World Youth Championships in Athletics winners
- African Games competitors for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for South Africa
- African Championships in Athletics winners
- 21st-century South African people