Gift Leotlela

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Gift Leotlela
Tlotliso Leotlela 2016.jpg
Leotlela in 2016
Personal information
NationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 27)
Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Coached byWerner Prinsloo
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
World Relays
Disqualified 2021 Chorzów 4×100 m relay
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Durban 4x100 m relay
Updated on 27 August 2016

Tlotliso Gift Leotlela (born 12 May 1998) is a South African sprinter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metres race; his time of 20.59 seconds in the heats did not qualify him for the semifinals. [2] [3]

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He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metres event. [4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2015 African Youth Championships Reduit, Mauritius 1st100 m10.38 (w)
1st200 m20.84
1stMedley relay1:53.60
Commonwealth Youth Games Apia, Samoa 1st100 m10.20
1st200 m20.56 (w)
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 4th100 m 10.24
1st4 × 100 m relay 38.84
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th100 m 10.28
2nd200 m 20.59
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 42nd (h)200 m 20.59
2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland 1st4 × 100 m relay 38.71
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 11th (sf)100 m 10.03
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 30th (h)100 m 10.19
6th4 × 100 m relay 38.10

References

  1. "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. "Tlotliso Leotlela". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. "Men's 200m - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. "Athletics LEOTLELA Gift". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.