Kefasi Chitsala

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Kefasi Kasiteni Chitsala (born June 24, 1994 in Lilongwe ) is a Malawian athlete . He specializes in medium and long-distance running . According to the 2018 Commonwealth Games, his competition weight is 54 kg with a height of 1.60 m, according to the Olympic database sports-reference.com 63 kg and 1.70 m

successes

He participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and in 2018 in Gold Coast . When he participated in the 1500-meter run in 2014 , he was eliminated in the preliminary run, and in the 5000-meter final he was 20th. When he participated in 2018, he was 12th in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 29: 21.68 min .

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , he was the flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies for Malawi. He started there in the 5000 meter run and retired in the preliminary round with 14: 52.89 minutes.

At the 2019 African Games in Rabat , he was 23rd in the 5000 meter run with 14: 18.39 min and 13th in the 10,000 meter run with 30: 10.27 min.

Top performances

open air

  • 1500 meter run: 3: 55.95 min on August 1, 2014 in Glasgow
  • 3000 meter run: 8: 27.83 min on July 2, 2014 in Cheltenham
  • 5000 meter run: 14: 18.39 min on August 30, 2019 in Rabat
  • 10,000 meter run: 29: 21.68 min on April 13, 2018 in Gold Coast

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Kefasi Chitsala on the website of the Commonwealth Games 2018 (English)