Gardeo Isaacs

Gardeo Isaacs
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 25)
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event400 m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
World Relays
Silver medal – second place 2024 Nassau 4×400 m relay
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Douala Mixed 4×400 m relay
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2019 Naples 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples 400m

Gardeo Isaacs (born 27 December 1998) is a South African sprinter. He became South African national champion in 2019 over 400 metres. [1]

Early life

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From Parow, Cape Town he attended Stellenbosch University where he studied Management Accounting.[2]

Career

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He won the South African 400m national title in April 2019 in Germiston in a time of 45.39 seconds.[3] He won the 400m at the South African Varsity Athletics meet in 2019, running a time of 45.70 seconds. Later that year, he went on to win the bronze medal in 45.89 seconds for South Africa at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy.[2] He ran as part of the South African 4x400m relay team at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha having also ran as a part of the team at the 2019 IAAF World Relays in Japan.[4][5]

He ran for South Africa at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics in Mauritius.[6] He came third in the 400 metres at the South African Championships in Potchefstroom in 2023, in a new personal best time of 45.15 seconds.[7][8]

In Pretoria, in March 2024, he ran a personal best 31.91 for the 300 metres.[9] He ran as part of the South African 4x400m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10]

In June 2024, he was selected for the South African team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Gardeo Isaacs". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Singh, Kimara (28 January 2021). "Former WUG bronze medallist hopes to make Olympic dream a reality". fisu.net. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ^ "South African Championahips". World Athletics. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. ^ Isaacson, David (18 September 2019). "Athletics SA names 31 for world champs as it scraps tough selection standards". Herald live.co.za. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  5. ^ Isaacson, David (12 May 2019). "SA Relay team flies in Japan despite hiccups". Timeslive. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Caster Semenya gets her first international assignment at 5,000m". Sowetanlive. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. ^ "SU athletes eye rest of season after medals at national championships". smfnews. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  8. ^ "South African Championahips". World Athletics. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  9. ^ Wafula, Abigael (19 March 2024). "Letsile Tebogo strikes the internet with powerful quote after ASA Grand Prix exploits". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  10. ^ "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ^ "More SA athletes for Paris Olympics announced". SuperSport. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.