Sibusiso Bruno Matsenjwa (born 2 May 1988) is a sprinter from

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. He competed in the 200 metres at the

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and

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Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. He broke the national record on both occasions and served as the flag bearer for Eswatini during the opening ceremony in 2016. Matsenjwa holds

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over 100–400 m distances. He represented his country at three outdoor and three indoor world championships. Sibusiso also competed at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. He competed in the men's 200m at the

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Competition record

¹Disqualified in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 10.22 (+0.3 m/s, Réduit 2018, NR) *

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 ...

– 20.22 (+0.2 m/s, Tokyo 2021, NR) *

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 ...

– 46.79 (Pretoria 2018) Indoor * 60 metres – 6.82 (Birmingham 2018)

References

1988 births Living people Swazi male sprinters Commonwealth Games competitors for Eswatini Olympic athletes for Eswatini Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Eswatini Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade African Games competitors for Eswatini {{Swaziland-athletics-bio-stub