Simon Magakwe
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| 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 |
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- ^ IAAF
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- ^ 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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- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Africa
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