Tshepiso Masalela

Tshepiso Masalela

Masalela at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 800 metres final
Personal information
Nationality	Botswana
Born	(1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800m, 1500m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 1:42.82 (Paris, 2024) 1500m: 3:44.23 (Maun, 2020)
Medal record Athletics Representing  Botswana African Championships 2022 Port Louis 800 m

Tshepiso Masalela (born 25 May 1999) is a middle-distance runner from Botswana. He is a multiple time national champion in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.[1]

Career

At the 2022 African Championships he won his heat in the 800 metres in 1:48.69.[2] He followed this up by winning the bronze medal in the final.[3]

In 2023, he lowered his 800 meters personal best to 1:45.24.[4] At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, he qualified for the finals of the 800m, placing 6th.[5]

In February 2024, Masalela set a national indoor record of 1:45.56 for the 800 metres in Metz.[6] He ran at the 2024 World Indoors Athletics Championships in Glasgow where he reached the semi-finals.[7] In April 2024 he came third in the 800 meters during the 2024 Diamond League Xiamen meeting and set a new PB of 1:43.88. He finished fourth in the 800 meters at the 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in May [8] and third at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan Diamond League event in Stockholm.[9]

He competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, playing seventh in the final and running a personal best time.[10]

References

1. "Tshepiso Masalela". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
2. Vaselyne, John (June 8, 2022). "Elias Ngeny runs the fastest time in 800m race in Mauritius". athletics.co.ke. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
3. Wachira, Lynne (10 June 2022). "African Athletics Championships: Tobi Amusan and Ferdinand Omanyala strike gold again". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
4. Kolantsho, Calistus (August 22, 2023). "Masalela takes to the track tonight". mmegi.bw. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
5. "Men's 800m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
6. "Bol beats 50 seconds for 400m and breaks national 200m record in Metz". World Athletics. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
7. "Men's 800m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
8. "Rabat/Marrakech Diamond League 2024 - Results". Watch Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
9. Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
10. "Men's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.