Gardeo Isaacs
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 27 December 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
Event | 400 m |
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| Personal bests |
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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
[edit]From Parow, Cape Town he attended Stellenbosch University where he studied Management Accounting.[2]
Career
[edit]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] He competed in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11][12]
He was selected for the South African relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China, where he was a gold medalist in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay as the South African team set a new national record of 2:57.50 in the final.[13][14][15]
Selected for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, he ran in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay as the South African team finished sixth overall.[16] He was later a bronze medalist in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay after running in the opening round although not the final.[17]
In May 2026, he ran at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in Gaborone, Botswana.[18]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gardeo Isaacs". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- 1 2 Singh, Kimara (28 January 2021). "Former WUG bronze medallist hopes to make Olympic dream a reality". fisu.net. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ "South African Championships". 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 Championships". 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.
- ↑ "Men's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "More SA athletes for Paris Olympics announced". SuperSport. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ↑ "South Africa select a team of 19 for World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25". Athletics.Africa. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25: South Africa and Spain upset favourites in men's and women's 4x400m finals". Olympics.com. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ "USA, Spain and South Africa claim 4x400m titles in Guangzhou". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from the City of Cape Town
- South African men sprinters
- Stellenbosch University alumni
- Olympic athletes for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- World Athletics Championships athletes for South Africa
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2019 African Games