Isaac Makwala

Isaac Makwala

Personal information
Nationality	Botswana
Born	(1986-09-29) 29 September 1986 Tutume
Sport
Country	Botswana
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres
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 400m
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
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:03.16
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	14th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:05.96
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2nd	400 m	45.64
			4th	4x400 m relay	3:06.54
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	34th (h)	400 m	46.45
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	– (h)	4x400 m relay	DQ
	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	14th (sf)	400 m	46.92
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:05.16
	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	20th (sf)	400 m	47.07
			5th	4x400 m relay	3:04.65
2011	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	7th	400 m	46.78
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	4th	4x400 m relay	3:13.21 (NR)
	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	1st	400 m	45.25
			–	4x400 m relay	DQ
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	28th (h)	200 m	20.84
			22nd (h)	4x400 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	4x400 m relay	3:01.89
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	8th	4x400 m relay	3:03.73
	World Championships	Beijing, China	5th	400 m	44.63
			9th (h)	4x400 m relay	2:59.95
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	400 m	44.35
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:00.95

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