| Zakithi Nene | |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Sport: | Track and Field |
| Event: | 400 m |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Ladysmith, South Africa |
Zakithi Nene (born 2 April 1998) is a South African sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.
He won the South African 400m national title in 2021 and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through his world ranking.[1] He competed in the 400 metres where he ran a time of 45.74 seconds.[2]
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.[3] He finished third in the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024.[4]
In June 2024, he was selected for the South African team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[5]
He studied economics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in his native South Africa.[6]