Lewis Banda
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Born | September 16, 1982 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
Event(s) | 400 meters, 4x400 Relay, 4x100 Relay |
| College team | Texas Christian University |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 400m: 44.48 s |
Medal record | |
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Lewis Simon Banda (born 16 September 1982 in Tshabalala) is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He is from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.[1]
His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.
Banda was an All-American sprinter for the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team, finishing runner-up in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2004 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2005 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[2][3]
Banda transferred to Texas Christian University for his final year of collegiate competition in 2006. He was a five-time All-American for the TCU Horned Frogs track and field team during that year, finishing 3rd in the 400 metres at the 2006 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[1]
Competition record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | – | 400 | DQ |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 4th | 200 m | 21.08 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.38 | |||
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 8th (sf) | 400 m | 45.23 | |
| 2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 7th | 400 m | 47.18 |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 20th (sf) | 400 | 47.22 |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.16 (NR) | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.84 | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 28th (h) | 400 m | 45.47 | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 47th (h) | 400 m | 46.76 |
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External links
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bulawayo
- Zimbabwean men sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Zimbabwe
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Zimbabwe
- African Games bronze medalists for Zimbabwe
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Arizona State Sun Devils men's track and field athletes
- TCU Horned Frogs men's track and field athletes
- Zimbabwean athletics biography stubs