Gardeo Isaacs Explained

Gardeo Isaacs
Nationality:South African
Sport:Track and Field
Event:400 m
Birth Date:27 December 1998

Gardeo Isaacs (born 27 December 1998) is a South African sprinter. He became South African national champion in 2019 over 400 metres. [1]

Early life

From Parow, Cape Town he attended Stellenbosch University where he studied Management Accounting.[2]

Career

He won the South African 400m national title in April 2019 in Germiston in a time of 45.39 seconds.[3] He won the 400m at the South African Varsity Athletics meet in 2019, running a time of 45.70 seconds. Later that year, he went on to win the bronze medal in 45.89 seconds for South Africa at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy.[2] He ran as part of the South African 4x400m relay team at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha having also ran as a part of the team at the 2019 IAAF World Relays in Japan.[4] [5]

He ran for South Africa at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics in Mauritius.[6] He came third in the 400 metres at the South African Championships in Potchefstroom in 2023, in a new personal best time of 45.15 seconds.[7] [8]

In Pretoria, in March 2024, he ran a personal best 31.91 for the 300 metres.[9] He ran as part of the South African 4x400m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10]

In June 2024, he was selected for the South African team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gardeo Isaacs. World Athletics. 21 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Kimara . Singh . Former WUG bronze medallist hopes to make Olympic dream a reality. fisu.net. 21 June 2024. 28 January 2021.
  3. Web site: 25 April 2019. World Athletics. South African Championahips. 21 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Athletics SA names 31 for world champs as it scraps tough selection standards. Herald live.co.za. 21 June 2024. 18 September 2019. David. Isaacson.
  5. Web site: SA Relay team flies in Japan despite hiccups. Timeslive. 21 June 2024. 12 May 2019. David. Isaacson.
  6. Web site: Caster Semenya gets her first international assignment at 5,000m. Sowetanlive. 21 June 2024. 5 May 2022.
  7. Web site: SU athletes eye rest of season after medals at national championships. smfnews. 21 June 2024. 24 April 2023.
  8. Web site: 1 April 2023. World Athletics. South African Championahips. 21 June 2024.
  9. Web site: Letsile Tebogo strikes the internet with powerful quote after ASA Grand Prix exploits. Pulse Sports. 21 June 2024. 19 March 2024. Abigael. Wafula.
  10. Web site: World Athletics. 12 May 2024. 4X400 METRES RELAY. 5 May 2024.
  11. Web site: More SA athletes for Paris Olympics announced. SuperSport. 21 June 2024. 19 June 2024.