Shaun Maswanganyi
 Maswanganyi at the 2024 Penn Relays | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Phathutshedzo Maswanganyi |
| Born | 1 February 2001 Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
| College team | Houston Cougars |
| Coached by | Carl Lewis |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
Phatutshedzo “Shaun” Maswanganyi (born 1 February 2001) is a South African track and field athlete. He won silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics as part of South Africa's 4 x 100 metres relay team.
Personal life
[edit]Born in Soweto, he attended St Alban’s College in Pretoria.[1] He started a finance degree at the University of Houston in 2019.[2]
Career
[edit]At the 2019 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, he won the silver medal in the 100 metres and the gold medal in the 200 metres. He’s the current South African 60m Indoor U20 National Record holder (6.65) and current South African U20 National 100m record holder (10.06).[3] In The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Maswanganyi ran the 100m in 9.87 seconds which would have been a new South African senior record had it not been wind assisted. He won gold in the 200m running a wind assisted 19.93 seconds.[4] On 31 May 2021 he secured a double qualification for both the 100m and 200m events for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[5]
Maswanganyi ran a new 100m personal best time of 9.91s to finish third at the NCAA Championship final in June 2023 in Austin, Texas.[6]
Competing in the 200 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in 2023 he qualified for the semi finals.[7]
In February 2024, he set a new South African indoors 200m record in Texas, running 20.41 to better the mark of 20.45 by Ncincilili Titi which had stood since 2018.[8]
In June 2024, he was selected for the South Africa team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9]
On 9 August 2024, Maswanganyi won an Olympic silver medal as part of South Africa's 4 x 100 metres relay team at the Paris Olympics.
References
[edit]- ^ Solms, Leonard (15 August 2023). "Can track legend Carl Lewis coach South Africa's Shaun Maswanganyi to a world title in Budapest?". ESPN. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Watta, Evelyn (18 August 2023). "South Africa's Shaun Maswanganyi on Carl Lewis motivating him 'to be great', and why he can be the shock 100m world champion". Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Maswanganyi breaks SA junior 100m record". supersport.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "WATCH: New sprint sensation Shaun Maswanganyi denied SA 100m record in the US". www.iol.co.za.
- ^ staff, Sport24. "SA's new sprint star Shaun Maswanganyi qualifies for double at July's Olympics". Sport.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Battaglia, Joe (10 June 2023). "Courtney Lindsey of Texas Tech Dips To Win 100m Title At NCAA Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Men's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Shaun Maswanganyi sets new SA sprint record in the USA". iol.co.za. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "More SA athletes for Paris Olympics announced". SuperSport. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Shaun Maswanganyi at World Athletics
- Shaun Maswanganyi profile at TFRRS (Track & Field Results Reporting System)
- Houston Cougars bio
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