Clarence Munyai

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Clarence Munyai
Clarence Munyai.jpg
Munyai in 2019
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 27)
Johannesburg, South Africa [1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Sport Athletics
Event Sprints
Coached byWerner Prinsloo
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
World Relays
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Chorzów 4×100 m relay
African U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Tlemcen 200 m

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 16th in the world for 200 metres and tied for 11th for 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]

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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

EventTimeCompetitionVenueDateNotes
100 metres 10.04AGN Championships Pretoria, South Africa12 March 2022 A
200 metres 19.69South African Championships Pretoria, South Africa16 March 2018 A NR
300 metres 31.61Golden Spike Ostrava, Czech Republic28 June 2017 WJR
4 × 100 metres relay 37.65IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha, Qatar4 October 2019 A NR

Season's bests

Year100 metres200 metres
201410.7721.61
201510.5620.77
201610.2820.36
201710.2020.10
201810.1019.69
201910.3120.04
202010.2220.23
202110.2520.49
202210.0420.33

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa10th (sf) 200 m 20.99 Q
3rd (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.04
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland4th 200 m 20.77
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil52nd (h) 200 m 20.66
2017 African U20 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria1st200 m20.22
World Championships London, England 200 m DQ
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia4th 200 m 20.58
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar17th (sf) 200 m 20.55
5th 4 × 100 m relay 37.73
2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland 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 (DNS).

National titles

Track records

As of 10 September 2024, Munyai holds the following track records for 200 metres.

LocationTimeWindspeed
m/s
Date
Cape Town 20.03+ 2.322/04/2022
Germiston 20.33+ 2.702/04/2016
Pretoria 19.69
NR
– 0.516/03/2018

References

  1. "2018 CWG bio" . Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. "Clarence Munyai". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. "Athletics MUNYAI Clarence". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.