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'''Sokwakhana Zazini''' (born 23 January 2000) is a South African athlete specialising in the [[400 metres hurdles]].<ref>{{iaaf name|309627}}</ref> He won Gold medals at the [[2017 IAAF World U18 Championships|2017 World U18 Championships]] and the [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships|2018 World U20 Championships]]. In 2019, he won a silver medal at the [[2019 Summer Universiade|Universiade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athleticsweekly.com/event-news/paulo-andre-camilo-completes-sprint-double-at-world-university-games-1039923654/ |title=Paulo André Camilo completes sprint double at World University Games |publisher=athleticsweekly.com |date= |accessdate=2019-07-11}}</ref>
'''Sokwakhana Zazini''' (born 23 January 2000) is a South African athlete specialising in the [[400 metres hurdles]].<ref>{{iaaf name|309627}}</ref> He won gold medals at the [[2017 IAAF World U18 Championships|2017 World U18 Championships]] and the [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships|2018 World U20 Championships]]. In 2019, he won a silver medal at the [[2019 Summer Universiade|Universiade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athleticsweekly.com/event-news/paulo-andre-camilo-completes-sprint-double-at-world-university-games-1039923654/ |title=Paulo André Camilo completes sprint double at World University Games |publisher=athleticsweekly.com |date= |accessdate=2019-07-11}}</ref>


He competed in the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|men's 400 metres hurdles]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics ZAZINI Sokwakhana|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1705525-zazini-sokwakhana.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-16|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]|language=en-us|archive-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816034001/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1705525-zazini-sokwakhana.htm}}</ref>
He competed in the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|men's 400 metres hurdles]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics ZAZINI Sokwakhana|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1705525-zazini-sokwakhana.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-16|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]|language=en-us|archive-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816034001/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1705525-zazini-sokwakhana.htm}}</ref>

Revision as of 22:06, 7 September 2023

Sokwakhana Zazini
Personal information
Born (2000-01-23) January 23, 2000 (age 24)from Burgersdorp
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 m hurdles
Medal record
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Mauritius 400 m hurdles
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere 400 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2019 Napoli 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Napoli 4 × 400 m relay
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nairobi 400 m hurdles
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abidjan 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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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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