Philip Mukomana (born 21 April 1974) is a

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

an sprinter who specialized in the

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. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony of the

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. Mukomana finished seventh in

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at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates

Tawanda Chiwira Tawanda Blessings Chiwira (born 27 August 1974) is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Chiwira finished sixth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Phillip Mukomana, Savieri Ngi ...

, Savieri Ngidhi and

Ken Harnden Kenneth “Ken” Harnden (born 31 March 1973 in Salisbury – now Harare) is a Zimbabwean track and field coach and former hurdler who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event ...

. The team set a Zimbabwean record of 3:00.79 minutes during the heats

On the individual level, Mukomana won a bronze medal at the

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in a personal best time of 45.43 seconds.

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* 1974 births Living people Zimbabwean male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Zimbabwe Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Zimbabwe World Athletics Championships athletes for Zimbabwe African Games bronze medalists for Zimbabwe African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games {{Zimbabwe-athletics-bio-stub