Karabo Sibanda
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Born | 2 July 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karabo Sibanda (born 2 July 1998) is a sprinter from Botswana specialising in the 400 metres.[1] Originally a junior chess player, after he saw Usain Bolt competing at the 2012 London Olympic Games he got so inspired by his performance, that he decided to be an athlete. He won two medals at the 2016 African Championships as well as multiple age group medals. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth in the 400 metres final as barely an 18 year old in a still personal best of 44.25.[2]
International competitions
‡Disqualified in the final
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 200 metres – 21.28 (+1.0 m/s, Potchefstroom 2016)
- 400 metres – 44.25 ( 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics)
References
- ^ Karabo Sibanda at World Athletics
- ^ "SIBANDA Karabo". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Botswana male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Botswana
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Botswana
- Botswana athletics biography stubs