Sibusiso Matsenjwa Explained

Sibusiso Matsenjwa
Birth Date:	2 May 1988
Birth Place:	Siteki, Eswatini^[1]
Height:	1.80 m^[2]
Weight:	82 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	100 m, 200 m
Club:	Royal Swaziland Police^[3]
Coach:	Muzi Mabuza
Education:	Gwamile Vocational and Commercial Training Institute^[4] Polytechnic University of the Philippines^[5]

Sibusiso Bruno Matsenjwa (born 2 May 1988) is a sprinter from Eswatini. He competed in the 200 metres at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. He broke the national record on both occasions and served as the flag bearer for Eswatini during the opening ceremony in 2016.^[6] Matsenjwa holds national records over 100–400 m distances. He represented his country at three outdoor and three indoor world championships. Sibusiso also competed at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

He competed in the men's 200m at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[7]

Competition record

Representing
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	55th (h)	200 m	21.93
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	45th (h)	60 m	7.39
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	47th (h)	200 m	21.29
	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	18th (sf)	100 m	10.43
			7th	200 m	21.08
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	31st (h)	60 m	7.04
	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	30th (h)	100 m	10.91
			16th (h)	200 m	21.21
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	40th (h)	200 m	20.93
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	16th (qf)	100 m	10.53
			8th	200 m	20.99
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	34th (h)	60 m	6.88
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	33rd (h)	100 m	10.56
			29th (h)	200 m	21.08
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	21st (sf)	100 m	10.80
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	41st (h)	200 m	20.78
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	13th (sf)	100 m	10.46
			6th	200 m	20.93
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	44th (h)	60 m	6.95
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	7th (h)	200 m	21.08^1
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	47th (h)	200 m	20.63
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	32nd (h)	200 m	20.67
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	30th (h)	60 m	6.82
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	16th (sf)	100 m	10.37
			19th (sf)	200 m	21.16
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	11th (sf)	200 m	21.07
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	13th (sf)	100 m	10.31
			5th	200 m	20.83
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	40th (h)	200 m	20.85
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	11th (sf)	200 m	20.22
2022	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	18th (sf)	100 m	10.41
			25th (h)	200 m	21.08
			7th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	41.25
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	29th (h)	200 m	20.60
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	37th (h)	200 m	20.88
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	30th (h)	60 m	6.74
	African Games	Accra, Ghana	5th	200 m	21.12
	African Championships	Douala, Cameroon	22nd (sf)	100 m	10.66
			5th	200 m	20.95
			4th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.82

¹Disqualified in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.22 (+0.3 m/s, Réduit 2018, NR)
• 200 metres – 20.22 (+0.2 m/s, Tokyo 2021, NR)
• 400 metres – 46.79 (Pretoria 2018)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.74 (Glasgow 2024)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010705/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/sibusiso-matsenjwa-1.html Sibusiso Matsenjwa
2. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sibusiso-matsenjwa Sibusiso Matsenjwa
3. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=matsenjwa-sibusiso-1140746/index.html Sibusiso Matsenjwa
4. https://universiade2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/-60/Participant/ParticipantInfo/e34a8d09-94c9-45b8-99df-269e97e1b974 Sibusiso Matsenjwa
5. https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6008814-sibusiso-matsenjwa.htm 2018 CWG bio
6. Web site: The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony. 2016-08-16. 2016-08-27.
7. Web site: Athletics MATSENJWA Sibusiso. dead. 2021-08-08. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808234321/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1308502-matsenjwa-sibusiso.htm.