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Clarence Munyai
	Munyai in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	20 February 1998 (age 26); Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	South Africa
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Coached by	Werner Prinsloo
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.04 ( Pretoria, 2022); 200 m: 19.69 NR ( Pretoria, 2018); 300 m: 31.61 WU20B ( Ostrava, 2017);
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing South Africa
World Relays
African U20 Championships

Clarence Munyai (born 20 February 1998) is a South African sprinter. He is the current South African record holder in the 200 metres, with a time of 19.69, set on 16 March 2018 at the South African national championships. He is ranked 10th in the world for 200 metres and 12th for the 300 metres. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2] He finished 3rd in his heat with a time of 20.66 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.^[3]

He competed in the men's 200 metres and the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event	Time	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
100 metres	10.04	AGN Championships	Pretoria, South Africa	12 March 2022	A
200 metres	19.69	South African Championships	Pretoria, South Africa	16 March 2018	A NR
300 metres	31.61	Golden Spike	Ostrava, Czech Republic	28 June 2017	WJR
4 × 100 metres relay	37.65	IAAF World Athletics Championships	Doha, Qatar	4 October 2019	A NR

Season's bests

Year	100 metres	200 metres
2014	10.77	21.61
2015	10.56	20.77
2016	10.28	20.36
2017	10.20	20.10
2018	10.10	19.69
2019	10.31	20.04
2020	10.22	20.23
2021	10.25	20.49
2022	10.04	20.33

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Africa
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	10th (sf)	200 m	20.99 Q^[1]
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	3rd (h)	4 × 100 m relay	40.04
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	4th	200 m	20.77
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	52nd (h)	200 m	20.66
2017	African U20 Championships	Tlemcen, Algeria	1st	200 m	20.22
2017	World Championships	London, England	–	200 m	DQ
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	4th	200 m	20.58
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	17th (sf)	200 m	20.55
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	4 × 100 m relay	37.73
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.71
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	19th (sf)	200 m	20.49
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
2022	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	3rd	200 m	20.69
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	44th (h)	100 m	10.47
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	6th	4 × 100 m relay	38.10
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	37.72

^ Qualified for the final, but did not start ( DNS).

National titles

South African Championships
- 200 metres: 2016
South African U23/U20/U18/U16 Championships
- 200 metres: 2016

References

^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ "Clarence Munyai". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
^ "Athletics MUNYAI Clarence". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links

Clarence Munyai at World Athletics

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[1] "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[Bio-2] "Clarence Munyai". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[3] "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

[4] "Athletics MUNYAI Clarence". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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