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| Born | January 23, 2000 Burgersdorp |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 m hurdles |
Sokwakhana Zazini (born 23 January 2000) is a South African athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. [1] He won gold medals at the 2017 World U18 Championships and the 2018 World U20 Championships. In 2019, he won a silver medal at the Universiade. [2]
He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  South Africa | |||||
| 2017 | World U18 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.27 |
| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.42 |
| 2019 | African U20 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.35 |
| Universiade | Naples, Italy | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 48.73 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.23 | |||
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | – | 400 m hurdles | DQ |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 15th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.99 |
| 2022 | African Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.42 |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 20th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.22 | |
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World U20 Champions in men's 400 metres hurdles | |
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African Champions in men's 400 metres hurdles | |
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