Simon Magakwe
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  South Africa
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| African Championships | ||
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2018 Asaba | 100 m |
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2018 Asaba | 4x100 m relay |
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2012 Porto Novo | 100 m |
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2010 Nairobi | 100 m |
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2010 Nairobi | 200 m |
Simon Petrus Magakwe (25 May 1986 in Itsoseng[1]) is a sprinter from South Africa. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi and won the bronze medal in both the 100 metres and the 200 metres. He was the first South African to run under 10 second, with a personal best of 9.98 seconds.
Doping rule violation
[edit]On 22 December 2014 Magakwe refused to submit to out-of-competition testing. He was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sport for the anti-doping rule violation.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ IAAF
- ^ "IAAF News Issue 162, Positive cases in athletics Sanctioned according to information received by the IAAF as of 27 March 2015". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Record-breaking SA sprinter Simon Magakwe banned for 2 years Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine, citypress.co.za, 15 April 2015
African Champions in men's 100 metres | |
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