Sibusiso Matsenjwa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 May 1988 Lubombo, Swaziland |
| Education | Gwamile Vocational and Commercial Training Institute[1] |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
Sibusiso Bruno Matsenjwa (born 2 May 1988 in Lubombo, Swaziland) is a Swazi athlete.[3] He competed in the 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he broke the national 200m record with a time of 20.93 even though he was eliminated. He also represented his country at three outdoor and three indoor World Championships.
He holds national records on several sprinting distances.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Swaziland | |||||
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 55th (h) | 200 m | 21.93 |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 45th (h) | 60 m | 7.39 |
| 2012 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 47th (h) | 200 m | 21.29 |
| All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 18th (sf) | 100 m | 10.43 | |
| 7th | 200 m | 21.08 | |||
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 31st (h) | 60 m | 7.04 |
| African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 30th (h) | 100 m | 10.91 | |
| 16th (h) | 200 m | 21.21 | |||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 40th (h) | 200 m | 20.93 | |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 16th (qf) | 100 m | 10.53 |
| 8th | 200 m | 20.99 | |||
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 34th (h) | 60 m | 6.88 |
| African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 21st (sf) | 100 m | 10.80 | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 41st (h) | 200 m | 20.78 |
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 10.46 | |
| 6th | 200 m | 20.93 | |||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 44th (h) | 60 m | 6.95 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.38 (+1.4 m/s, Réduit 2015)
- 200 metres – 20.67 (+0.9 m/s, Gaborone 2013)
- 400 metres – 47.18 (Pretoria 2015)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.88 (Sopot 2014)
References
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