Anaso Jobodwana (born 30 July 1992) is a South African sprinter.[1] He competed in 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London[2] where he ran a new personal best of 20.27 seconds to reach the final.
 Anaso Jobodwana in Moscow 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 30 July 1992 Aberdeen, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 200 metres |
| College team | Jackson State University -Harvey Gang (Honors College member) |
| Coached by | Stuart McMillan |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 200 m 19.87 (Beijing 2015) |
In the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, Jobodwana won bronze in the 200m final, with a national record time of 19.87s.
Jobodwana competed in the 200 m at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He finished 4th in his heat with a time of 20.53 seconds. He did not qualify for the semifinals.[3]
He competed in the men's 200 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Anaso Jobodwana". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ Morgan, Brad. "Mission2London: Anaso Jobodwana (RSA)". Athletics-Africa.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Athletics JOBODWANA Anaso". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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- Anaso Jobodwana at Olympedia
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