Isaac Makwala

Isaac Makwala (born 24 September 1985) is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He was the gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games in 2018. He has also won continental titles at the distance, winning at the 2015 African Games and twice at the African Championships in Athletics (2012, 2014). He has represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, three times at the Commonwealth Games, and five times at the World Championships in Athletics (2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017). With the Botswana 4 × 400 metres relay team he has won medals at the African Games and Championships, as well as a silver medal at the 2017 IAAF World Relays.

Isaac Makwala

Makwala in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Motswana
Born	(1985-09-24) 24 September 1985 Tutume, Botswana
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200 metres, 400 metres
Club	Francistown Athletics Club
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Botswana IAAF World Relays 2017 Nassau 4x400 m relay Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 400 m 2018 Gold Coast 4x400 m African Championships 2012 Porto Novo 400 m 2014 Marrakesh 400 m 2014 Marrakesh 4x400 m relay 2008 Addis Ababa 400 m 2010 Nairobi 4x400 m relay 2014 Marrakesh 200 m African Games 2007 Algiers 4x400 m relay 2015 Brazzaville 400 m 2015 Brazzaville 4x400 m relay Representing Africa Continental Cup 2014 Marrakech 400m 2014 Marrakech 4×400m
Updated on 17 September 2015.

His personal best time of 43.72, set 5 July 2015 in La Chaux-de-Fonds was an African continental record and ranks him number 8 on the all-time list, the second fastest non-American. He is also a sub-20 200 metres runner.

On July 14, 2017, Isaac Makwala became the first man in history to run a 200 m within 20 seconds and a 400 m within 44 seconds on the same day by running 43.92 in the 400, then 19.77 (+0.0) in the 200, 2 hours and 20 minutes later at the Meeting de Atletismo Madrid.[1][2]

He qualified for 400m final at the 2017 World Championships, before being withdrawn from the race, due to illness. He then qualified for the 200 m final, placing overall sixth.