Sibusiso Matsenjwa
Swazi sprinter
![]() Matsenjwa at the 2016 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1988-05-02) 2 May 1988 (age 36) Siteki, Eswatini[1] |
Education | Gwamile Vocational and Commercial Training Institute[2] Polytechnic University of the Philippines[3] |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[4] |
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
Club | Royal Swaziland Police[5] |
Coached by | Muzi Mabuza[5] |
Sibusiso Bruno Matsenjwa (born 2 May 1988) is a sprinter from Eswatini.[6] He competed in the 200 metres at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. He broke the national record on both occasions and served as the flag bearer for Eswatini during the opening ceremony in 2016.[7] Matsenjwa holds national records over 100–400 m distances. He represented his country at three outdoor and three indoor world championships. Sibusiso also competed at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
He competed in the men's 200m at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]
Competition record
1Disqualified in the semifinals
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.22 (+0.3 m/s, Réduit 2018, NR)
- 200 metres – 20.22 (+0.2 m/s, Tokyo 2021, NR)
- 400 metres – 46.79 (Pretoria 2018)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.74 (Glasgow 2024)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sibusiso Matsenjwa.
- ^ Sibusiso Matsenjwa. Sports-reference.com.
- ^ Sibusiso Matsenjwa. 2013 Universiade profile.
- ^ 2018 CWG bio
- ^ Sibusiso Matsenjwa Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ a b Sibusiso Matsenjwa. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Sibusiso Matsenjwa at World Athletics
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ "Athletics MATSENJWA Sibusiso". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
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Preceded by Luke Hall | Flag bearer for ![]() 2016 Rio | Succeeded by Thabiso Dlamini Robyn Young |
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