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![]() | 2016 Durban | High jump |
![]() | 2018 Asaba | High jump |
![]() | 2012 Porto Novo | High jump |
Mathew Sawe (born 2 July 1988) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. He holds a personal best of 2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in), which is the Kenyan record for the event. [1]
He reached international level in 2012 and competed in two events at the African Championship where he reached the high jump podium with a jump of 2.15 m (7 ft 1⁄2 in), taking the bronze medal. In 2014 he competed at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics and 2014 Commonwealth Games without reaching the podium.
His breakthrough came in 2015, when he won the 2015 national trials with a national record height. [2] [3] A jump of 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) brought him the gold at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics. This made him the first Kenyan to win that title. [4]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 10th | High jump | 2.05 m |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 23rd (heats) | 800 m | 1:56.29 |
3rd | High jump | 2.15 m | |||
2014 | African Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 6th | High jump | 2.15 m |
Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Scotland | 18th (q) | High jump | 2.11 m | |
2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 4th | High jump | 2.19 m |
Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 6th | High jump | 2.20 m | |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | High jump | 2.21 m |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 16th (q) | High jump | 2.15 m |
African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 1st | High jump | 2.30 m | |
2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | High jump | 2.15 m |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 29th (q) | High jump | 2.17 m | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 17th (q) | High jump | 2.17 m |
2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 6th | High jump | 2.05 m |
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