Mvuyo Moss
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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 100m: 10.09 (2026) 200m: 20.29 (2026) | ||||||||||||||
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Mvuyo Moss (born 12 March 2002) is a South African sprinter. In 2026, he was part of the South Africa men's 4 × 100 metres relay team which set a new African record at the 2026 World Athletics Relays.[1]
Biography
[edit]From Auckland Park, Miss attended Vorentoe High School in Johannesburg. As an U19 athlete in 2021, Moss ran 10.54 seconds for the 100 metres and 21.01 seconds for the 200 metres.[2]
In April 2025, he was part of the Central Guateng 4 x 100 metres relay team which won the South African Championships at McArthur Stadium in Potchefstroom, running alongside Retshidisitswe Mlenga, Cheswill Johnson and Tsebo Matsoso, running 39.10 seconds.[3]
In March 2026, Moss ran a wind-assisted 20.26 seconds for the 200 m in Johannesburg.[4] The following month, he ran 10.09 seconds for the 100 metres at the South African Championships in Stellenbosch.[5] Competing for South Africa on the opening day at the 2026 World Athletics Relays on 2 May, he was part of the South African men's 4 x 100 metres team alongside Cheswill Johnson, Bradley Nkoana and Akani Simbine, as they won their heat in 37.68 seconds.[6] The following day, he ran as the team won the silver medal and set a new South African national and African record 37.49 to move to sixth on the world all-time list.[7][8] He competed in the 200 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[9][10] He also ran in the men's 4 × 100 m relay.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mvuyo Moss". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Junior Track & Field stars go #ForeverFaster at the PUMA School of Speed #3". School of Speed. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "South African Championships". World Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Letsile Tebogo 100m and 400m in Johannesburg, Lythe Pillay flies to 44.32 in the 400m". Queen Atletika. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "South African Championships". World Athletics. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ Jonckheere, Karien (2 May 2026). "SA and Botswana set up blockbuster relay showdown in Gaborone". Supersport. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Records fall as SA teams produce two silvers at World Relays". Timeslive.co.za. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "USA regain men's 4x100m title in Gaborone". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ Lemke, Gary (24 June 2026). "SASCOC announces Commonwealth Games squad and kit reveal". teamsa.co.za. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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