Isaac Makwala
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Nationality | Botswana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tutume, Botswana | 24 September 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 200 metres, 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Francistown Athletics Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 17 September 2015. |
Isaac Makwala (born 24 September 1985) is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
Career
He was the gold medallist at the
His personal best time of 43.72, set 5 July 2015 in La Chaux-de-Fonds was an African continental record and ranks him number 8 on the all-time list, the second fastest non-American. He is also a sub-20 200 metres runner.
On July 14, 2017, Isaac Makwala became the first man in history to run a 200 m within 20 seconds and a 400 m within 44 seconds on the same day by running 43.92 in the 400, then 19.77 (+0.0) in the 200, 2 hours and 20 minutes later at the Meeting de Atletismo Madrid.[1][2]
He qualified for 400m final at the 2017 World Championships, before being withdrawn from the race, due to illness. He then qualified for the 200 m final, placing overall sixth.
He competed in the 400m at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing 7th in the final.
Major competitions record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 17th (sf) | 400 m | 47.02 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.16
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World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.96 | |
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2nd | 400 m | 45.64 |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.54
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2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 34th (h) | 400 m | 46.45 |
2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | – (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ
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African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 14th (sf) | 400 m | 46.92 | |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.16
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Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 20th (sf) | 400 m | 47.07 | |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.65
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2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 7th | 400 m | 46.78 |
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 5th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.21 (NR) |
African Championships | Porto Novo , Benin
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1st | 400 m | 45.25 | |
– | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 28th (h) | 200 m | 20.84 |
22nd (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.74 | |||
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 9th (sf) | 400 m | 45.57 |
African Championships | Marrakech , Morocco
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2nd | 200 m | 20.51 | |
1st | 400 m | 44.23 | |||
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.89 | |||
2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.73 |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 5th | 400 m | 44.63 | |
9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.95 | |||
African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | 400 m | 44.35 | |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.95 | |||
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 4th | 400 m | 46.58 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 22nd (sf) | 400 m | 46.60 | |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.06 | |||
2017 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.28 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 200 m | 20.44 | |
4th (sf) | 400 m | 44.301 | |||
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | 400 m | 44.35 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.78 | |||
2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco
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8th (sf) | 400 m | 46.55 |
2021 | World Relays | Chorzów, Poland
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3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.77 |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan
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7th | 400 m | 44.94 | |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:57.27 | |||
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 46.04 |
6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.14 |
1Did not start in the final
Personal bests
- 200 metres - 19.77 secs, Madrid, Spain, 14 July 2017
- 400 metres - 43.72 secs (#2 African all time), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 5 July 2015
References
External links
- Isaac Makwala at World Athletics
- Isaac Makwala at Olympics.com
- Isaac Makwala at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)