Clarence Munyai

Clarence Munyai (born 20 February 1998) is a South African sprinter. He is the current South African record holder in the 200 metres, with a time of 19.69, set on 16 March 2018 at the South African national championships. He is ranked 10th in the world 200 metres and the 11th in the world for the 300 metres. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He finished 3rd in his heat with a time of 20.66 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.[3]

Clarence Munyai
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998
Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country South Africa
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprints
Coached byHennie Kriel
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Time Competition Venue Date Notes
100 metres10.10AGN ChampionshipsPretoria, South Africa24 February 2018A
200 metres19.69South African ChampionshipsPretoria, South Africa16 March 2018A NR
300 metres31.61Golden SpikeOstrava, Czech Republic28 June 2017WJR
4 × 100 metres relay38.47Germiston Speed SeriesGermiston, South Africa22 March 2017A

Season's bests

Year 100 metres 200 metres
201410.7721.61
201510.5620.77
201610.2820.36
201710.2020.10
201810.1019.69

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 10th (sf) 200 m 20.99 Q
3rd (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.04
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 200 m 20.77
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 52nd (h) 200 m 20.66
2017 African U20 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria 1st 200 m 20.22
World Championships London, England 200 m DQ
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 4th 200 m 20.58
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 17th (sf) 200 m 20.55
5th 4 × 100 m relay 37.73

^ Qualified for the final, but did not start (DNS).

National titles

  • South African Championships
    • 200 metres: 2016
  • South African U23/U20/U18/U16 Championships
    • 200 metres: 2016

References

  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. "Clarence Munyai". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.


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