| Creve Armando Machava | |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Maputo, Mozambique[1] |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 400 m hurdles |
| Club: | TS Herzogenaurach |
| Coach: | Peter Müller |
Creve Armando Machava (born 8 February 1996) is a Mozambican athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the semifinals. In addition, he won the gold medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.
His personal best in the event is 49.54 seconds set in Marrocos in 2019.[2]
He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | African Youth Championships | Warri, Nigeria | 3rd | 110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) | 14.31 | |
| African Junior Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 10th (h) | 110 m hurdles (99 cm) | 15.45 | ||
| 6th | 400 m hurdles | 54.38 | ||||
| 2014 | Lusophony Games | Goa, India | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 53.44 |
| World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 12th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 51.97 | ||
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 9th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.62 | |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.73 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 32nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.71 | ||
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 19th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.60 | |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 1st (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.541 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 30th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.76 | ||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 30th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.37 | |