Lewis Banda Explained

Lewis Banda
Nationality:Zimbabwean
Sport:Sprinting
Event:400 meters, 4x400 Relay, 4x100 Relay
Collegeteam:Texas Christian University
Birth Date:1982 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Residence:United States
Pb:400m: 44.48 s

Lewis Simon Banda (born 16 September 1982 in Tshabalala) is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.

His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.

Competition record

Representing
2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom400DQ
4 × 400 m relayDQ
2004African ChampionshipsBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo4th200 m21.08
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:02.38
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece8th (sf)400 m45.23
2006African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius7th400 m47.18
2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria20th (sf)40047.22
3rd4 × 100 m relay39.16 (NR)
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:04.84
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan28th (h)400 m45.47
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China47th (h)400 m46.76

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