Karabo Sibanda
Botswana sprinter
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Born | (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
External links
- Karabo Sibanda at World Athletics
- Karabo Sibanda at Diamond League
- Karabo Sibanda at Olympics.com
- Karabo Sibanda at Olympedia
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