Mathew Sawe Explained

Mathew Sagwe (born 2 July 1988) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. He holds a personal best of, which is the Kenyan record for the event.^[1]

He reached international level in 2012 and competed in two events at the African Championship where he reached the high jump podium with a jump of, taking the bronze medal. In 2014 he competed at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics and 2014 Commonwealth Games without reaching the podium.

His breakthrough came in 2015, when he won the 2015 national trials with a national record height.^{[2] [3]} A jump of brought him the gold at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics. This made him the first Kenyan to win that title.^[4]

International competitions

2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	10th	High jump	2.05 m
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	23rd (heats)	800 m	1:56.29
			3rd	High jump	2.15 m
2014	African Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	6th	High jump	2.15 m
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Scotland	18th (q)	High jump	2.11 m
2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	4th	High jump	2.19 m
	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	6th	High jump	2.20 m
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	bgcolor=gold	1st	High jump	2.21 m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	16th (q)	High jump	2.15 m
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	bgcolor=gold	1st	High jump	2.30 m
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	bgcolor=silver	2nd	High jump	2.15 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	29th (q)	High jump	2.17 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	17th (q)	High jump	2.17 m
2022	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	6th	High jump	2.05 m

National titles

• Kenyan Athletics Championships
  • High jump: 2015

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yes, dazzling Vivian is back!. Daily Nation. David Macharia. 31 July 2015. 22 August 2015.
2. Mutuota, Mutwiri (2015-08-01). ‘Fergie’ topples ‘King David’, Kiprop, Sum soar. Capital FM Sports. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.
3. Mutuota, Mutwiri (2015-08-01). Rudisha beaten by Rotich but other top stars excel at Kenyan Trials. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.
4. Botton, Wesley (2016-06-24). Semenya wins 1500m at African Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.