| Personal information | |
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| Born | 9 February 2006 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.13 (Pretoria, 2024) 200m: 20.34 (Pretoria, 2024) |
Medal record | |
Bayanda Walaza (born 9 February 2006) is a South African sprinter. [1] He won silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics as part of South Africa's 4 x 100 metres relay team. [2]
From Katlehong in Gauteng, he attended Monde Primary School, Hoërskool Vorentoe and received a scholarship to Curro Hazeldean High School in Pretoria. [3] [4] [5]
Walaza runs for Athletics Gauteng North. [6] He won the SA U18 200m title and took silver in the 100m at the Athletics South Africa U18 Championships in Pietermaritzburg in January 2023. [4] He won the bronze medal in the 100m at the African U18 Championships in April 2023 in Zambia. [7]
He ran 10.36 seconds to win the U19 boys 100m race at the Curro Hazeldean Top 14 Athletics Meet which took place at the Pilditch Stadium, Pretoria on 28 January 2024. [4] He won the South Africa U20 Championships over 100 metres in a 10.13 personal best in March 2024. [8] [6] He was runner-up at the South African Championships over 100 metres in April 2024 in a time of 10.27 seconds. [9]
He ran as part of the South African 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [10] In June 2024, he was selected for the South African team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. [11] [12]
On 9 August 2024, Walaza won an Olympic silver medal as part of South Africa's 4 x 100 metres relay team at the Paris Olympics while still only 18 years old, becoming the first South African to win an Olympic medal while still in high school. [2] He won gold in both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024. [13] [14]
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) World U20 Champions in men's 100 metres | |
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World U20 Champions in men's 200 metres | |
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