Simon Magakwe

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Simon Magakwe
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Asaba 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Asaba 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2012 Porto-Novo 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Nairobi 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Nairobi 200 m
World Relays
Silver medal – second place 2019 Yokohama 4×200 m relay

Simon Petrus Magakwe (25 May 1986 in Itsoseng[1]) is a sprinter from South Africa. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi and won the bronze medal in both the 100 metres and the 200 metres. He was the first South African to run under 10 second, with a personal best of 9.98 seconds.

Doping rule violation

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On 22 December 2014 Magakwe refused to submit to out-of-competition testing. He was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sport for the anti-doping rule violation.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ IAAF
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  3. ^ Record-breaking SA sprinter Simon Magakwe banned for 2 years Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine, citypress.co.za, 15 April 2015

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