Lewis Banda
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Born | September 16, 1982 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event(s) | 400 meters, 4x400 Relay, 4x100 Relay |
| College team | Texas Christian University |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 400m: 44.48 s |
Lewis Simon Banda (born 16 September 1982 in Tshabalala) is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Zimbabwe
| |||||
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | – | 400 | DQ |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 4th | 200 m | 21.08 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.38 | |||
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 8th (sf) | 400 m | 45.23 | |
| 2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 7th | 400 m | 47.18 |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 20th (sf) | 400 | 47.22 |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.16 (NR) | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.84 | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 28th (h) | 400 m | 45.47 | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 47th (h) | 400 m | 46.76 |
References
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- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bulawayo
- Zimbabwean male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Zimbabwe
- African Games medalists for Zimbabwe
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
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