Isaac Makwala

Personal information

Nationality

Botswana

Born

29 September 1986
Tutume

Height

1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

78 kg (172 lb)

Sport

Country

Botswana

Sport

Athletics

Event(s)

400 metres

Club

Francistown Athletics Club

Medal record

Representing Botswana
Men's athletics
African Championships
	2012 Porto Novo	400 m
	2014 Marrakesh	400 m
	2014 Marrakesh	4x400 m
	2008 Addis Ababa	400 m
	2010 Nairobi	4x400 m relay
	2014 Marrakesh	200 m
All-Africa Games
	2007 Algiers	4x400 m relay
	2015 Brazzaville	400 m
	2015 Brazzaville	400 m relay

Updated on 17 September 2015.

Isaac Makwala (born 29 September 1986) is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time of 43.72, set 5 July 2015 in La Chaux-de-Fonds was an African Continental record and ranks him number 7 on the all-time list, the 2nd fastest non-American. He is also a sub-20 200 metres runner.

Major competitions record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Botswana
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	17th (sf)	400 m	47.02
	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.16
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.96
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2nd	400 m	45.64
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.54
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	34th (h)	400 m	46.45
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	– (h)	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	14th (sf)	400 m	46.92
	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.16
	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	20th (sf)	400 m	47.07
	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.65
2011	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	7th	400 m	46.78
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.21 (NR)
	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	1st	400 m	45.25
	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	28th (h)	200 m	20.84
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	22nd (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.74
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	9th (sf)	400 m	45.57
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	2nd	200 m	20.51
			1st	400 m	44.23
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.89
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.73
	World Championships	Beijing, China	5th	400 m	44.63
	World Championships	Beijing, China	9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	2:59.95
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	400 m	44.35
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.95
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	4th	400 m	46.58
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	22nd (sf)	400 m	46.60
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	5th	4 × 400 m relay	2:59.06

Personal bests

200 metres - 19.96 secs, 6 July 2014 at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
400 metres - 43.72 secs (#2 African all time), 5 July 2015 at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

References

Isaac Makwala profile at IAAF

All-Africa Games champions in men's 400 metres

1965: Wilson Kiprugut (KEN) 1973: Charles Asati (KEN) 1978: Hassan El Kachief (SUD) 1987: Innocent Egbunike (NGR) 1991–1995: Samson Kitur (KEN) 1999: Kennedy Ochieng (KEN) 2003: Ezra Sambu (KEN) 2007: California Molefe (BOT) 2011: Rabah Yousif (SUD) 2015: Isaac Makwala (BOT)

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