Asimenye Simwaka

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Asimenye Simwaka
Personal information
NationalityMalawian
Born (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 26)
Sport
CountryMalawi
SportTrack and field, football
EventSprints

Asimenye Simwaka (born 8 August 1997) is a Malawian athlete and footballer who plays as a forward for the Malawi women's national team. [1]

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Athletics career

Simwaka competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, being the lone Malawian track and field athlete to do so. [2] After breaking the Malawian national record in the preliminary heats of women's 100 meters, she became the national record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 meters at the same time. [3] She improved on her national record in the following heats, running 11.68 but did not qualify for the semi-finals. [4]

Personal Bests

EventTimeDateNotes
100 meters 11.6830 July 2021NR
200 meters23.284 August 2022NR
400 meters51.557 August 2022NR

Football career

Club career

Simwaka has played for Topik in Malawi. [5]

International career

Simwaka capped for Malawi at senior level during three COSAFA Women's Championship editions (2019, 2020 and 2021). [6]

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References

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