Derrick Mokaleng (born 18 June 1997) is a South African sprinter specialising in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships narrowly missing the semifinals. In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the

2019 African Games The 12th African Games was held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were hosted by Morocco following the country's readmission to the African Union in January 2017. Bidding process The 12th ...

held in Rabat, Morocco.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 20.86 (+0.6 m/s, Fort Worth 2018) *

– 45.02 (Waco 2018) Indoor *

– 45.67 (Lubbock 2019) NR

References

1997 births Living people South African male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games African Games silver medalists for South Africa World Athletics Championships athletes for South Africa TCU Horned Frogs men's track and field athletes South African expatriates in the United States African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub