Mthi Mthimkulu
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| Born | 30 April 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.23 (2026) 200m: 20.48 (2026) 400m: 45.42 (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mthi Mthimkulu (born 30 April 2003) is a South African sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres. He was a gold medalist at the 2024 African Championships in the mixed 4x400 metres relay, as part of a South African team which set a new national record.[1]
Early life
[edit]He attended Riebeeckstad High School on Welkom in a scholarship, before moving to Bloemfontein in 2020. He later studied at the University of the Free State in South Africa.[2][3]
Career
[edit]He is training under the guidance of coach Thomas Jonda after he represented South Africa at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia and the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas. He won the Free State championship title over 400 metres seven times consecutively between 2018 and 2024.[4][3]
He was part of the South African mixed 4x400m relay team alomgsode Gardeo Isaacs, Shirley Nekhubuie and Miranda Coetzee which won the gold medal and ran a new national record of 3:13.12 at the 2024 African Championships in Douala, Cameroon in June 2024.[5]
He was selected for the South African relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China, where ran in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay heats as the South African team qualified for the upcoming World Championships.[6] The following day he ran in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay final as the South African team placed fifth overall.[7]
He won two silver medals at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany; in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay and the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay.[8][9]
He was selected for the South African team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[10]
Competing on the opening day at the 2026 World Athletics Relays on 2 May, he was part of the South African men's 4 x 400 metres team which won their heat in 2:58.04.[11] The following day, he ran as the team won the silver medal and set a new South African national record 2:55.07 to move to fifth on the all-time list.[12][13] He was selected as part of the South Africa team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mthi Mthimkulu". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Mthi Mthimkulu Shares Insights into Record-Breaking SA Relay Triumph in China!". Goodthingsguy.com. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b Mentz, Lientjie (22 July 2022). "Local athlete laces up for Colombia". Bloemnuus.co.za. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ Setena, Teboho (4 June 2025). "Star athlete invited to Europe". Bloem-Express. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "HUGE MEDALS HAUL BY WOMEN ATHLETES IN TEAM SA'S AFRICAN SENIOR CHAMPS WIN IN CAMEROON". gsport. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "South Africa select a team of 19 for World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25". Athletics.Africa. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 4 Sep 2025.
- ^ "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 4 Sep 2025.
- ^ Isaacson, David (24 July 2025). "Bayanda Walaza claims Universiade sprint double, last-gasp gold for Smith". Timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Bayanda Walaza ends 2025 FISU World University Games with three-medal haul". Olympics.con. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Walaza rebounds from injury to be selected for World Athletics Championships". iol.co.za. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ Jonckheere, Karien (2 May 2026). "SA and Botswana set up blockbuster relay showdown in Gaborone". Supersport. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ^ "Botswana bring World Relays to epic close with historic men's 4x400m win". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ^ "Records fall as SA teams produce two silvers at World Relays". Timeslive.co.za. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ^ Lemke, Gary (24 June 2026). "SASCOC announces Commonwealth Games squad and kit reveal". teamsa.co.za. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
