Isaac Makwala

Isaac Makwala

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