Karabo Sibanda

Karabo Sibanda

Personal information
Born	2 July 1998
Sport
Country	Botswana
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 m
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Botswana African Championships 2016 Durban 4x400 m relay 2016 Durban 400 m Summer Youth Olympics 2014 Nanjing 400 m

Karabo Sibanda (born 2 July 1998) is a sprinter from Botswana specialising in the 400 metres.^[1] Originally a junior chess player, after he saw Usain Bolt competing at the 2012 London Olympic Games he got so inspired by his performance, that he decided to be an athlete. He won two medals at the 2016 African Championships as well as multiple age group medals. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Botswana
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	22nd (sf)	400 m	48.30
			5th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:07.80^‡
	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	2nd	400 m	46.76
2015	African Junior Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	1st	400 m	46.33
			1st	4×400 m relay	3:11.00
	African Youth Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	1st	400 m	47.40
			2nd	Medley relay	1:54.10
	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	5th	400 m	46.03
	Commonwealth Youth Games	Apia, Samoa	1st	400 m	45.83
			1st	4×100 m relay	41.94
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	400 m	45.42
			1st	4×400 m relay	3:02.20
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	400 m	45.45
			2nd	4×400 m relay	3:02:81
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	5th	400 m	44.25
			5th	4×400 m relay	2:59.06

^‡Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 21.28 (+1.0 m/s, Potchefstroom 2016)
• 400 metres – 44.25 ( 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics)

References

1. Karabo Sibanda profile at IAAF
2. "SIBANDA Karabo". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-15.