Personal information | |
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Nationality | Zimbabwe |
Born | 2 December 2001 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
College team | Auburn Tigers |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.15 (Austin, 2023) 200m: 19.95 (Lexington, 2024) |
Makanakaishe Charamba (born 2 December 2001) is a Zimbabwean sprinter. [1]
From Harare, Zimbabwe he went to high school at Kutama College, where his principal focus was initially on playing rugby and hockey. [2] He later attended Hillcrest College. He was the Confederation of School Sport of Southern Africa (COSSASA) 100m champion in 2018, Manicaland provincial 100m and 200m champion from 2018 to 2020. [3]
At Carson-Newman University he was named the 2022 SAC Men’s Track & Field Freshman of the Year and the 2022 SAC Outdoor Championship Athlete of the Meet in May 2022. [4] In his freshman year he ran a school record 200 metres time of 20.41 seconds at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and he was named the USTFCCCA Southeast Region Male Track Athlete of the Year. [5] The following year he won the men's 100 metres and 200 metres titles in wind-assisted times of 10.02 and 20.19 seconds at the NCAA Division 2 Championships in Pueblo, Colorado. [6]
He transferred to Auburn University. [7] In May 2024, he met the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics after running 20 seconds flat in the 200m final at the Southeastern Conference championship in Florida. [8] Later that month he lowered his 200 metres personal best to 19.95 seconds in Lexington, Kentucky. [9] He finished fifth at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 200 metres in Eugene, Oregon in 20.20 seconds. [10]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Zimbabwe |
Born | 2 December 2001 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
College team | Auburn Tigers |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.15 (Austin, 2023) 200m: 19.95 (Lexington, 2024) |
Makanakaishe Charamba (born 2 December 2001) is a Zimbabwean sprinter. [1]
From Harare, Zimbabwe he went to high school at Kutama College, where his principal focus was initially on playing rugby and hockey. [2] He later attended Hillcrest College. He was the Confederation of School Sport of Southern Africa (COSSASA) 100m champion in 2018, Manicaland provincial 100m and 200m champion from 2018 to 2020. [3]
At Carson-Newman University he was named the 2022 SAC Men’s Track & Field Freshman of the Year and the 2022 SAC Outdoor Championship Athlete of the Meet in May 2022. [4] In his freshman year he ran a school record 200 metres time of 20.41 seconds at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and he was named the USTFCCCA Southeast Region Male Track Athlete of the Year. [5] The following year he won the men's 100 metres and 200 metres titles in wind-assisted times of 10.02 and 20.19 seconds at the NCAA Division 2 Championships in Pueblo, Colorado. [6]
He transferred to Auburn University. [7] In May 2024, he met the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics after running 20 seconds flat in the 200m final at the Southeastern Conference championship in Florida. [8] Later that month he lowered his 200 metres personal best to 19.95 seconds in Lexington, Kentucky. [9] He finished fifth at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 200 metres in Eugene, Oregon in 20.20 seconds. [10]