Karabo Sibanda

Karabo Sibanda
	2016 IAAF World U20 Championships
Personal information
Born	2 July 1998 (age 26)
Sport
Country	Botswana
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Botswana
African Championships
Summer Youth Olympics

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Botswana
2014	African Youth Games	Gaborone, Botswana	1st	400 m	46.77
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	22nd (sf)	400 m	48.30
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	5th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:07.80^‡
	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	2nd	400 m	46.76
2015	African Junior Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	1st	400 m	46.33
	African Junior Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	1st	4×400 m relay	3:11.00
	African Youth Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	1st	400 m	47.40
	African Youth Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	2nd	Medley relay	1:54.10
	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	5th	400 m	46.03
	Commonwealth Youth Games	Apia, Samoa	1st	400 m	45.83
	Commonwealth Youth Games	Apia, Samoa	1st	4×100 m relay	41.94
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	400 m	45.42
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	1st	4×400 m relay	3:02.20
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	400 m	45.45
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	4×400 m relay	3:02:81
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	5th	400 m	44.25
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	5th	4×400 m relay	2:59.06
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	4×400 m relay	3:02.28
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	46th (h)	400 m	47.44
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	14th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:06.50
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	12th (sf)	400 m	46.26

^‡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

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[1] Karabo Sibanda at World Athletics

[2] "SIBANDA Karabo". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

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