Lewis Banda

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Lewis Banda
Personal information
NationalityZimbabwean
Born (1982-09-16) September 16, 1982 (age 42)
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Sport
Sport Sprinting
Event(s) 400 meters, 4x400 Relay, 4x100 Relay
College team Texas Christian University
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m: 44.48 s
Medal record
Representing Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Men's athletics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 African Championships in Athletics 4 × 400 metres relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 All-Africa Games 4 × 400 metres relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 All-Africa Games 4 × 100 metres relay

Lewis Simon Banda (born 16 September 1982 in Tshabalala) is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.

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His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.

Banda was an All-American sprinter for the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team, finishing runner-up in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2004 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2005 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [1] [2]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 400 DQ
4 × 400 m relay DQ
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 4th200 m 21.08
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:02.38
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 8th (sf)400 m 45.23
2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 7th400 m 47.18
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 20th (sf)400 47.22
3rd4 × 100 m relay 39.16 (NR)
3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:04.84
World Championships Osaka, Japan 28th (h)400 m 45.47
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 47th (h)400 m 46.76

References

  1. "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x4" (PDF). Track and Field News . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. "4 × 100 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x1" (PDF). Track and Field News . Retrieved 28 December 2024.