Simon Magakwe

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Simon Magakwe athletics
nation South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa
birthday May 14, 1986
place of birth Itsoseng ,  South Africa
size 175 cm
Weight 65 kg
Career
discipline sprint
Best performance 100 m: 9.98 s (+1.4 m / s)
200 m: 20.23 s (+1.5 m / s)
National squad since 2009
status blocked
Medal table
African Championships 3 × gold 0 × silver 2 × bronze
Universiade 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
African Athletics Championships
gold Porto Novo 2012 100 m
gold Porto Novo 2012 4 × 100 m
gold Nairobi 2010 4 × 100 m
bronze Nairobi 2010 100 m
bronze Nairobi 2010 200 m
Logo of the FISU Universiade
gold Shenzhen 2011 4 × 100 m
last change: May 7, 2015

Simon Petrus Magakwe (born May 14, 1986 in Itsoseng , Bophuthatswana ) is a South African athlete . In 2014, the three-time African champion was the first South African to undercut the 10-second mark in the 100-meter run and was suspended in the same year for violating anti- doping regulations .

Athletic career

Magakwe grew up in poor circumstances in Carletonville near Johannesburg , where he worked as a photographer for the Department of Home Affairs. He gave up his desired career as a footballer in 2008 due to persistent injury problems and turned to athletics. Coach Annatjie Smit recognized his talent early on, which he demonstrated only a short time later as the surprising winner of the 2009 South African championships in the 100-meter run. He was then nominated for participation in the World Championships in Berlin , where he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

At the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi, Magakwe was third in both the 100 and 200 meters . In the 4 x 100 meter relay , he celebrated winning the title together with Hannes Dreyer , Lehann Fourie and Thuso Mpuang . He also won the relay at the 2011 Universiade in Shenzhen. In contrast, he did not get beyond the heats at the World Championships in Daegu in the 100-meter run.

In 2012 Magakwe set Johan Rossouw's South African record with 10.06 seconds . Even so, he was not nominated by the National Athletics Federation for the London Olympics because he had not met the qualification standard twice as required. At the African Championships in Porto Novo , he successfully defended his title in the relay together with Hannes Dreyer, Roscoe Engel and Thuso Mpuang. He also won the gold medal over 100 meters. He missed the 2013 World Athletics Championships due to an injury.

On April 12, 2014 in Pretoria, Magakwe became the first South African to break the 10-second mark in the 100-meter run with a time of 9.98 seconds.

Since he evaded a doping control in training on December 22, 2014 , he was banned for two years in April 2015.

At the South African Athletics Championships 2019 , Magakwe won the gold medal over 100 m with a time of 10.05 s.

Top performances

  • 100 m: 9.98 s (+1.4 m / s) , April 12, 2014, Pretoria
  • 200 m: 20.23 s (+1.5 m / s) , April 17, 2010, Potchefstroom

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 100 m sprinter Magakwe is the first South African to stay under 10 seconds . Time online. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ Missed doping control: Two-year ban for sprinters Magakwe spiegel.de April 15, 2015
  3. ↑ Bolt of inspiration for sprint star Magakwe ( English ) Sowetan live. May 11, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ Magakwe ... the big Olympic loser ( English ) Sowetan live. July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ South Africa names 27 for Moscow 2013, without Caster Semenya ( English ) Athletics Africa. July 31, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ Missed doping control: Two-year ban for sprinters Magakwe spiegel.de April 15, 2015
  7. ↑ Simon Magakwe. Athlete Profile - Results. www.iaaf.org, accessed on August 2, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Magakwe, Simon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Magakwe, Simon Petrus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African athlete
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Itsoseng