Isaac Makwala

Isaac Makwala
Personal information
Nationality  Botswana
Born (1986-09-29) 29 September 1986
Tutume
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country  Botswana
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 metres
Club Francistown Athletics Club
Updated on 17 September 2015.

Isaac Makwala (born 29 September 1986) is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. 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 7 on the all-time list, the 2nd fastest non-American. He is also a sub-20 200 metres runner.

Major competitions record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Botswana
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 17th (sf) 400 m 47.02
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.16
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
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 34th (h) 400 m 46.45
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar – (h) 4 × 400 m relay DQ
African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 14th (sf) 400 m 46.92
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.16
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 20th (sf) 400 m 47.07
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.65
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 7th 400 m 46.78
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:13.21 (NR)
African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 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 2nd 200 m 20.51
1st 400 m 44.23
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.89
2015 IAAF 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

Personal bests

References


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