Sibusiso Matsenjwa

Sibusiso Matsenjwa
	Matsenjwa at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	2 May 1988 (age 36); Siteki, Eswatini
Education	Gwamile Vocational and Commercial Training Institute; Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Club	Royal Swaziland Police
Coached by	Muzi Mabuza

Sibusiso Bruno Matsenjwa (born 2 May 1988) is a sprinter from Eswatini.^[6] 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.^[7] 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.^[8]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Eswatini
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
	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	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
	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	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
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	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
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	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
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	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	21.08¹
	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
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	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
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	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
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	55th (h)	100 m	10.39

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)

References

^ Sibusiso Matsenjwa. Sports-reference.com.
^ Sibusiso Matsenjwa. 2013 Universiade profile.
^ 2018 CWG bio
^ Sibusiso Matsenjwa Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
^ ^a ^b Sibusiso Matsenjwa. nbcolympics.com
^ Sibusiso Matsenjwa at World Athletics
^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
^ "Athletics MATSENJWA Sibusiso". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Luke Hall	Flag bearer for Eswatini 2016 Rio	Succeeded by Thabiso Dlamini Robyn Young

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[uni-1] Sibusiso Matsenjwa. Sports-reference.com.

[2] Sibusiso Matsenjwa. 2013 Universiade profile.

[3] 2018 CWG bio

[rio-4] Sibusiso Matsenjwa Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com

[nbc-5] Sibusiso Matsenjwa. nbcolympics.com

[6] Sibusiso Matsenjwa at World Athletics

[7] "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.

[8] "Athletics MATSENJWA Sibusiso". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

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