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Lewis Banda

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Lewis Banda
Personal information
NationalityZimbabwean
Born (1982-09-16) September 16, 1982 (age 42)
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)400 meters, 4x400 Relay, 4x100 Relay
College teamTexas Christian University
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m: 44.48 s
Medal record
Representing  Zimbabwe
Men's athletics
Gold medal – first place 2004 African Championships in Athletics 4 × 400 metres relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 All-Africa Games 4 × 400 metres relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 All-Africa Games 4 × 100 metres relay

Lewis Simon Banda (born 16 September 1982 in Tshabalala) is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.

His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Zimbabwe
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 400 DQ
4 × 400 m relay DQ
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 4th 200 m 21.08
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.38
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 8th (sf) 400 m 45.23
2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 7th 400 m 47.18
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 20th (sf) 400 47.22
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.16 (NR)
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.84
World Championships Osaka, Japan 28th (h) 400 m 45.47
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 47th (h) 400 m 46.76
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  • Lewis Banda at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lewis Banda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2018.