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