Derrick Mokaleng

Derrick Mokaleng

Mokaleng in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 (age 28)
Education	University of Johannesburg Texas Christian University [1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
College team	TCU Horned Frogs

Derrick Mokaleng (born 18 June 1997) is a South African sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. ^[2] He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships narrowly missing the semifinals.

In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. ^[3]

Mokaleng majored in entrepreneurial management at Texas Christian University. ^[4] He was an All-American for the TCU Horned Frogs track and field team, placing 7th in the 400 metres at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. ^[5] Mokaleng also set a collegiate leader in the indoor 400 m in 2018 and ran the then-second-fastest collegiate indoor 600 yards time in history. ^[6]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   South Africa
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	29th (h)	400 m	48.04
2018	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	2nd	400 m	45.48
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	12th (sf)	400 m	46.67
			4th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.76
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.18
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	23rd (h)	400 m	45.87

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 20.86 (+0.6 m/s, Fort Worth 2018)
• 400 metres – 45.02 (Waco 2018)

Indoor

• 400 metres – 45.67 (Lubbock 2019) NR

References

1. "College bio" . Retrieved 2 October 2019.
2. Derrick Mokaleng at World Athletics
3. "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
4. "Derrick Mokaleng has many layers to his success". tcu360.com.
5. "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
6. "US-based student joins SA's record-breaking party". timeslive.co.za .