Lewis Banda

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Zimbabwe
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom – 400 DQ
– 4x400 m relay DQ
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 4th 200 m 21.08
1st 4x400 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 4x100 m relay 39.16 (NR)
3rd 4x400 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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