Gardeo Isaacs
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| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 27 December 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event | 400 m |
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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
From Parow, Cape Town he attended Stellenbosch University where he studied Management Accounting.[2]
Career
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
- ↑ "Gardeo Isaacs". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Singh, Kimara (28 January 2021). "Former WUG bronze medallist hopes to make Olympic dream a reality". fisu.net. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ "South African Championahips". World Athletics. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Isaacson, David (12 May 2019). "SA Relay team flies in Japan despite hiccups". Timeslive. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ "Caster Semenya gets her first international assignment at 5,000m". Sowetanlive. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ "SU athletes eye rest of season after medals at national championships". smfnews. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ "South African Championahips". World Athletics. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ Wafula, Abigael (19 March 2024). "Letsile Tebogo strikes the internet with powerful quote after ASA Grand Prix exploits". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "More SA athletes for Paris Olympics announced". SuperSport. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.