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Gift Leotlela

Leotlela in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	South Africa
Born	(1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 26) Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Coached by	Werner Prinsloo
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 meters: 9.94 (2021) 150 meters: 15.37 (2020) 200 meters: 20.20 (2017)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  South Africa World Relays 2021 Chorzów 4×100 m relay African Championships 2016 Durban 4x100 m relay
Updated on 27 August 2016

Tlotliso Gift Leotlela (born 12 May 1998) is a South African sprinter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metres race; his time of 20.59 seconds in the heats did not qualify him for the semifinals.

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metres event.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  South Africa
2015	African Youth Championships	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	100 m	10.38 (w)
			1st	200 m	20.84
			1st	Medley relay	1:53.60
	Commonwealth Youth Games	Apia, Samoa	1st	100 m	10.20
			1st	200 m	20.56 (w)
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	4th	100 m	10.24
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.84
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	4th	100 m	10.28
			2nd	200 m	20.59
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	42nd (h)	200 m	20.59
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.71
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	11th (sf)	100 m	10.03
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	30th (h)	100 m	10.19
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	38.10

References

1. "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
2. "Tlotliso Leotlela". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
3. "Men's 200m - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
4. "Athletics LEOTLELA Gift". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links

• Gift Leotlela at World Athletics
• Gift Leotlela at Olympedia

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