Clarence Munyai

Clarence Munyai (born 20 February 1998) is a South African sprinter. He is the current South African record holder in the 200 metres, with a time of 19.69, set on 16 March 2018 at the South African national championships. He is ranked 16th in the world for 200 metres and tied for 11th for 300 metres. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2] He finished 3rd in his heat with a time of 20.66 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.^[3]

Clarence Munyai

Munyai in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 27) Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	South Africa
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Coached by	Werner Prinsloo
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.04 (Pretoria, 2022) 200 m: 19.69 NR (Pretoria, 2018) 300 m: 31.61 WU20B (Ostrava, 2017)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  South Africa World Relays Disqualified 2021 Chorzów 4×100 m relay African U20 Championships 2017 Tlemcen 200 m

He competed in the men's 200 metres and the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event	Time	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
100 metres	10.04	AGN Championships	Pretoria, South Africa	12 March 2022	A
200 metres	19.69	South African Championships	Pretoria, South Africa	16 March 2018	A NR
300 metres	31.61	Golden Spike	Ostrava, Czech Republic	28 June 2017	WJR
4 × 100 metres relay	37.65	IAAF World Athletics Championships	Doha, Qatar	4 October 2019	A NR

Season's bests

Year	100 metres	200 metres
2014	10.77	21.61
2015	10.56	20.77
2016	10.28	20.36
2017	10.20	20.10
2018	10.10	19.69
2019	10.31	20.04
2020	10.22	20.23
2021	10.25	20.49
2022	10.04	20.33

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  South Africa
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	10th (sf)	200 m	20.99 Q
			3rd (h)	4 × 100 m relay	40.04
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	4th	200 m	20.77
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	52nd (h)	200 m	20.66
2017	African U20 Championships	Tlemcen, Algeria	1st	200 m	20.22
	World Championships	London, England	–	200 m	DQ
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	4th	200 m	20.58
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	17th (sf)	200 m	20.55
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	37.73
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.71
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	19th (sf)	200 m	20.49
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
2022	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	3rd	200 m	20.69
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	44th (h)	100 m	10.47
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	38.10
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	37.72

^ Qualified for the final, but did not start (DNS).

National titles

• South African Championships
  • 200 metres: 2016
• South African U23/U20/U18/U16 Championships
  • 200 metres: 2016

Track records

As of 10 September 2024, Munyai holds the following track records for 200 metres.

Location	Time	Windspeed m/s	Date
Cape Town	20.03	+ 2.3	22/04/2022
Germiston	20.33	+ 2.7	02/04/2016
Pretoria	19.69 NR	– 0.5	16/03/2018