Clarence Munyai Explained
Clarence Munyai (born 20 February 1998) is a South African sprinter. He is the current South African record holder in the 200 metres, with a time of 19.69, set on 16 March 2018 at the South African national championships. He is ranked 10th in the world for 200 metres and 12th for the 300 metres. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He finished 3rd in his heat with a time of 20.66 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.[3]
He competed in the men's 200 metres and the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Statistics
Personal bests
Event | Time | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 10.04 | AGN Championships | Pretoria, South Africa | 12 March 2022 | |
| 19.69 | South African Championships | Pretoria, South Africa | 16 March 2018 | |
| 31.61 | Golden Spike | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 28 June 2017 | |
| 37.65 | IAAF World Athletics Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4 October 2019 | | |
Season's bests
Year | 100 metres | 200 metres |
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2014 | 10.77 | 21.61 |
2015 | 10.56 | 20.77 |
2016 | 10.28 | 20.36 |
2017 | 10.20 | 20.10 |
2018 | 10.10 | 19.69 |
2019 | 10.31 | 20.04 |
2020 | 10.22 | 20.23 |
2021 | 10.25 | 20.49 |
2022 | 10.04 | 20.33 | |
International competitions
Representing |
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2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 20.99 |
3rd (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.04 |
World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | 200 m | 20.77 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 52nd (h) | 200 m | 20.66 |
2017 | African U20 Championships | Tlemcen, Algeria | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 20.22 |
World Championships | London, England | – | 200 m | |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 4th | 200 m | 20.58 |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 17th (sf) | 200 m | 20.55 |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.73 |
2021 | World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.71 |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 19th (sf) | 200 m | 20.49 |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF |
2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 3rd | 200 m | 20.69 |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 44th (h) | 100 m | 10.47 |
6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.10 |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.72 | |
Qualified for the final, but did not start .
National titles
- South African Championships
- South African U23/U20/U18/U16 Championships
Notes and References
- Web site: 2018 CWG bio. 26 April 2018.
- Web site: Clarence Munyai . 24 August 2016 . Rio 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826091500/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/clarence-munyai . 26 August 2016 .
- Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820183641/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-200m . 20 August 2016 .
- Web site: Athletics MUNYAI Clarence. dead. 2021-08-16. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803185426/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1301637-munyai-clarence.htm . 3 August 2021 .