Zakithi Nene
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 2 April 1998 Ladysmith, South Africa |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
Event | 400 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
Zakithi Nene (born 2 April 1998) is a South African sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.
Career
[edit]He won the South African 400 m 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 4 × 400 m 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]
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, reaching the semi-finals.[5][6] He also competed in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the Games.[7]
He was selected for the South African relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China, where he was a gold medalist in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, running the anchor leg and splitting 43.64 in the final as the South African team set a new national record of 2:57.50 in May 2025.[8][9][10][11] Later that month, he ran 44.46 seconds to finish runner-up to Jacory Patterson in the 400 metres at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, part of the 2025 Diamond League.[12] He ran a new personal best of 43.76 seconds to win the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on 31 May 2025.[13] He was runner-up in the 400 metres at the Diamond League event at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June 2025.[14] He finished third in the 400 m in 44.29 seconds at the 2025 London Athletics Meet.[15]
Competing at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, he ran 44.34 seconds in his heat and 44.20 seconds in his semi-final to qualify for the 400 m final, where he placed fifth overall.[16] He was also a bronze medalist in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay.[17]
Personal life
[edit]He studied economics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in his native South Africa.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ballito's 400m Olympian Zakithi Nene prepares to race in Tokyo". 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 2 Results". olympics.com.
- ^ "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Robert (2 June 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "More SA athletes for Paris Olympics announced". SuperSport. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Men's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "South Africa select a team of 19 for World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25". Athletics.Africa. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25: South Africa and Spain upset favourites in men's and women's 4x400m finals". Olympics.com. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "USA, Spain and South Africa claim 4x400m titles in Guangzhou". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "FINAL | 4x400 Metres Relay | Results | Guangzhou 25 | World Athletics Relays". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Chebet storms to second on world 3000m all-time list with 8:11.56 in Rabat". World Athletics. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Nene smashes 44-second barrier in Nairobi". World Athletics. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Chebet goes No.2 all time with 14:03.69 5000m in Rome". World Athletics. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Alekna, Alfred and Tsegay take down meeting records in London". World Athletics. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Athletics NENE Zakithi - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com.
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