Clarence Munyai

Clarence Munyai
Munyai in 2019
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998
Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
AgentLee-Roy Newton
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country South Africa
SportAthletics
Event
Sprints
Coached byWerner Prinsloo
Achievements and titles
World finals
2019
4x100 m, 5th
2022
4x100 m, 6th
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
World Relays
Disqualified2021 Chorzów4×100 m relay
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Mauritius200 m
African U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Tlemcen200 m

Clarence Munyai (born 20 February 1998) is a South African sprinter. He is the current South African record holder in the 200 metres, with a time of 19.69, set on 16 March 2018 at the South African national championships. He is ranked 16th in the world for 200 metres and tied for 11th for 300 metres. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He finished 3rd in his heat with a time of 20.66 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.[3]

He competed in the men's 200 metres and the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Munyai competed at the 2026 Enhanced Games.[5]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Time Competition Venue Date Notes
100 metres10.04AGN ChampionshipsPretoria, South Africa12 March 2022A
200 metres19.69South African ChampionshipsPretoria, South Africa16 March 2018A NR
300 metres31.61Golden SpikeOstrava, Czech Republic28 June 2017WJR
4 × 100 metres relay37.65IAAF World Athletics ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar4 October 2019A NR

Season's bests

Year 100 metres 200 metres
201410.7721.61
201510.5620.77
201610.2820.36
201710.2020.10
201810.1019.69
2019 10.31 20.04
2020 10.22 20.23
2021 10.25 20.49
2022 10.04 20.33

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 10th (sf) 200 m 20.99 Q
3rd (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.04
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 200 m 20.77
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 52nd (h) 200 m 20.66
2017 African U20 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria 1st 200 m 20.22
World Championships London, England – 200 m DQ
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 4th 200 m 20.58
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 17th (sf) 200 m 20.55
5th 4 × 100 m relay 37.73
2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland 1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.71
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 19th (sf) 200 m 20.49
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 3rd 200 m 20.69
World Championships Eugene, United States 44th (h) 100 m 10.47
6th 4 × 100 m relay 38.10
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 37.72

^Qualified for the final, but did not start (DNS).

National titles

  • South African Championships
    • 200 metres: 2016
  • South African U23/U20/U18/U16 Championships
    • 200 metres: 2016

Track records

As of 10 September 2024, Munyai holds the following track records for 200 metres.

Location Time Windspeed
m/s		 Date
Cape Town20.03+ 2.322/04/2022
Germiston20.33+ 2.702/04/2016
Pretoria19.69
NR		– 0.516/03/2018

References

  1. ↑ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Clarence Munyai". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Athletics MUNYAI Clarence". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Vegas, Sean Ingle in Las. "Enhanced Games claim 'we changed the world' but only one record broken and three clean athletes win". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
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