Karabo Sibanda

Karabo Sibanda (born 2 July 1998) is a sprinter from Botswana specialising in the 400 metres.^[1] Originally a junior chess player, after he saw Usain Bolt competing at the 2012 London Olympic Games he got so inspired by his performance, that he decided to be an athlete. He won two medals at the 2016 African Championships as well as multiple age group medals. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth in the 400 metres final as barely an 18 year old in a still personal best of 44.25.^[2]

Karabo Sibanda

2016 IAAF World U20 Championships
Personal information
Born	(1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 27)
Sport
Country	Botswana
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Botswana African Championships 2016 Durban 4x400 m relay 2016 Durban 400 m Summer Youth Olympics 2014 Nanjing 400 m

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Botswana
2014	African Youth Games	Gaborone, Botswana	1st	400 m	46.77
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	22nd (sf)	400 m	48.30
			5th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:07.80‡
	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	2nd	400 m	46.76
2015	African Junior Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	1st	400 m	46.33
			1st	4×400 m relay	3:11.00
	African Youth Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	1st	400 m	47.40
			2nd	Medley relay	1:54.10
	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	5th	400 m	46.03
	Commonwealth Youth Games	Apia, Samoa	1st	400 m	45.83
			1st	4×100 m relay	41.94
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	400 m	45.42
			1st	4×400 m relay	3:02.20
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	400 m	45.45
			2nd	4×400 m relay	3:02:81
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	5th	400 m	44.25
			5th	4×400 m relay	2:59.06
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	4×400 m relay	3:02.28
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	46th (h)	400 m	47.44
			14th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:06.50
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	12th (sf)	400 m	46.26

^‡Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 21.28 (+1.0 m/s, Potchefstroom 2016)
• 400 metres – 44.25 ( 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics)