Isaac Makwala
Makwala in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Botswana | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 September 1985 Tutume, Botswana | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | Botswana | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 200 metres, 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Francistown Athletics Club | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Isaac Makwala (yo o tshotsweng ka Lwetse a le masome mabedi le bone ka 1985[1]) ke motabogi wa mabelo a makhutswane wa pele wa Botswana, yo o neng a tlwaelesegileng ka lebelo la 400metres.[1][2]
Tiro
[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]Makwala e ne e le mofenyi wa seetsele sa gauta[3] kwa dikgaisanong tsa Commonwealth 2018.[4] O fentse dikgaisano di le mmalwa di tshwana le 2015 African Games[5] le African Championships in Athletics, tse a di fentseng gabedi (2012, 2014). Isaac Makwala o emetse lefatshe la Botswana makgetho a le mmalwa e leng ka 2016 kwa dikgaisanong tsa Summer Olympics, gararo kwa dikgaisanong tsa Commonwealth Games, le gatlhano kwa go tsa World Championships in Athletics (2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017). O tsere karolo gape fa setlhopha sa borre sa Botswana sa lebelo la neelano la 4 x 400 m se fenya seetsele sa bronze kwa Tokyo 2020 Olympics,[6] le seetsele sa selefera kwa 2017 IAAF World relays[7] le dietsele kwa dikgaisanong tsa African Games and Championships.
Nako ya gagwe e e gaisang, ya 43.72,[8] o ne a e gatisa ka kgwedi ya Phukwi a le malatsi matlhano ka ngwaga wa 2015 kwa Chaux-de-Fonds. Nako e gape, e ne e mo fa maemo a rekote ya kontinente ya Aforika e bile e mmaya mo maemong a lesome le boraro mo lenaaneng la batabogi ba ba bofefo ba nako yotlhe. Isaac Makwala o gaisana gape mo lebelong la 200m.[9]
E rile ka kgwedi ya Phukwi e tlhola malatsi a le lesome le bone ka 2017, Isaac Makwala ya nna ene rre wa ntlha mo ditsong go taboga lebelo la 200m metsotswana e le masome a mabedi le lebelo la 400m metsotswana e le masome a mane le bone mo letsatsing le lengwe fela, mabelo a tsenwa ke nako ya selekanyo sa oura tse pedi le metsotso e masome a mabedi fa gare kwa Atletismo Madrid.[10][9] O ne a taboga selekanyo sa 19.77s mo lebelong la 200m, mme mo go la 400m a taboga selekanyo sa 43.92s.

O ne a ya kwa makgaolakgannyeng a 400m kwa Dikgaisanong tsa Lefatshe tsa 2017, pele ga a gogelwa morago mo lebelong, ka ntlha ya bolwetse.[11][12] Morago ga moo o ne a fetela kwa makgaolakgannyeng a 200 m morago ga go taboga a le esi mo tekong ya nako ya sekamakgaolakgang a 200m e a neng a e thibetswe pelenyana,[13][14] a nna mo maemong a borataro ka kakaretso mo makgaolakgannyeng.[13] "Go taboga a le nosi" mo go ne ga tlhotlheletsa setlhogo sa buka ya ka ga gagwe e e kwadilweng ke Ngaka Tshepang Tshube e e bidiwang The Solo Runner: The Untold Story of Isaac Makwala e e gatisitsweng ka 2021.[15][16]
Isaac Makwala o ne a iteka lesego mo kgaisanyong ya 2020 Summer Olympics ka lebelo la 400m kwa a neng a fetsa mo maemong a bosupa kwa legatong la makgaolakgang.[17]
Rekote ya dikgaisano tse dikgolo
[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]| Ngwaga | Kgaisano | Lefelo | Maemo | Lebelo | Dinopolo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 17th (sf) | 400 m | 47.02 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.16 | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.96 | |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2nd | 400 m | 45.64 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.54 | |||
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 34th (h) | 400 m | 46.45 |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | – (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ |
| African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 14th (sf) | 400 m | 46.92 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.16 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 20th (sf) | 400 m | 47.07 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.65 | |||
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 7th | 400 m | 46.78 |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 5th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.21 (NR) |
| African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 1st | 400 m | 45.25 | |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 28th (h) | 200 m | 20.84 |
| 22nd (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.74 | |||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 9th (sf) | 400 m | 45.57 |
| African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 2nd | 200 m | 20.51 | |
| 1st | 400 m | 44.23 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.89 | |||
| 2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.73 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 5th | 400 m | 44.63 | |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.95 | |||
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | 400 m | 44.35 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.95 | |||
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 4th | 400 m | 46.58 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 22nd (sf) | 400 m | 46.60 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.06 | |||
| 2017 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.28 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 200 m | 20.44 | |
| 4th (sf) | 400 m | 44.301 | |||
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | 400 m | 44.35 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.78 | |||
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 8th (sf) | 400 m | 46.55 |
| 2021 | World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.77 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | 400 m | 44.94 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:57.27 | |||
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 46.04 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.14 |
1Ga a a simolola makgaolakgang
Dinako tse di gaisang
[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]- 200 metres - 19.77 secs, Madrid, Spain, Phukwi a le lesome le bone ka 2017
- 400 metres - 43.72 secs (#2 African all time), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Phukwi malatsi a matlhano ka 2015.
Direkote tsa mabelo
[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]Go ema ka Lwetse a le lesome le borataro 2024, Makwala o na le direkoto tse di latelang tsa dimitara di le 200 le dimitara di le 400.
200 metres
[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]| Lefelo | Nako | Phefo
m/s |
Letsatsi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 19.77 | 0.0 | 14/07/2017 |
400 metres
[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]| Lefelo | Nako | Letsatsi |
|---|---|---|
| Brazzaville | 44.35 | 15/09/2015 |
| Gold Coast | 44.35 | 10/04/2018 |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 43.72
NR |
05/07/2015 |
| Marrakesh | 44.23 | 12/08/2014 |
Metswedi
[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]- 1 2 "Home of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- ↑ "Isaac MAKWALA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- ↑ Editors, ATAF (10 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games: Makwala achieves golden promise with 400m title – Athletics Africa". Retrieved 17 October 2025.
{{cite web}}: Empty citation (help): |last= has generic name (help) - ↑ "Makwala wins elusive 400m GOLD medal at Commonwealth Games | MAKING OF CHAMPIONS". 10 April 2018. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- ↑ Omogbeja, Yomi (16 September 2015). "Wanjiru breaks Games record, Makwala and Amusan shine on Day 3 –… – Athletics Africa". Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- ↑ "Tokyo Olympics end on a high for US men with victory in 4x400m | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- ↑ "FINAL | 4x400 Metres Relay | Results | Nassau (T. Robinson Stadium) 2017 | World Athletics Relays". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- ↑ "Isaac MAKWALA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- 1 2 "Makwala achieves historic 200m-400m double in Madrid | REPORTS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- ↑ "Centro Deportive Municipal Moratalaz" [Moratalaz Municipal Sports Center] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017
- ↑ Dutch, Taylor (8 August 2017). "Isaac Makwala Withdrawn From 400m Final At World Championships". FloTrack. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships 2017: Isaac Makwala barred from 400m as he needed to be quarantined, say IAAF - Sports News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- 1 2 "Isaac Makwala has 'unfinished business' at World Athletics Championships". BBC Sport. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- ↑ Prevor, Harry (9 August 2017). "Isaac Makwala Is Freed: Runs 20.2 Solo, Qualifies For 200m Worlds Semifinal". FloTrack. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- ↑ "The Solo Runner: The Untold Story of Isaac Makwala: Tshube, Tshepang: 9789996862472: Amazon.com: Books". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- ↑ "Makwala presents his book titled The Solo Runner, and cover to UB Management | University of Botswana". www.ub.bw. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.
- ↑ Kolantsho, Calistus (5 August 2021). "Makwala misses out on maiden Olympic medal". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 17 Phalane 2025.