Gerren Muwishi
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| Born | 19 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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Gerren Muwishi (born 19 March 1994) is a Zimbabwean sprinter.[1]
Biography
Muwishi represented Zimbabwe at the delayed 2023 Africa Games held in Accra, Ghana, in March 2024. He was part of the Zimbabwe men's relay team which placed sixth in the final of both the men's 4 x 100 metres relay and men's 4 x 400 metres relay.[2][3]
In March 2026, he was part of the Zimbabwe men's 4 x 400 metres relay team alongside Thandazani Ndhlovu, Leeford Zuze and Dennis Hove which set a new national record of 3:00.69 at the Lefika International Relays held at the Gaborone National Stadium breaking the long-standing previous national record which had stood for 29 years since 1997.[4] He subsequently competed for Zimbabwe at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana. Competing in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay alongside Ndhlovu, Zuze, and Hove, helping the team to 2:59.01 and a new national record on 2 May 2026, finishing third in their heat to qualify the team for the final with the sixth fastest time overall, and also qualify for the 2027 World Championships.[5] In the final, the quartet placed fifth overall with a time of 2:59.79.[6][7] Later that month, he ran for Zimbabwe at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra, Ghana, winning the gold medal on the final day of the championships in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Gerren Muwishi". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "African Games". World Athletics. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "African Games". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Relays Surge Toward World Athletics Standards, Smash 29-Year National Record". Heraldonline. March 29, 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe 4x400m team smashes record, qualifies for Worlds". Bulawayo24.com. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe finish 5th in World Athletic Relay final on way to World Athletics Championships". 3-mob.com. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "African Athletics Championships 2026: Julius Yego wins historic sixth javelin gold, Zimbabwe stuns favourites to win 4x400m title". Olympics.com. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe win 4x400m, Yego claims sixth javelin title on final day of African Championships". World Athletics. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.