Beatrice Masilingi

Beatrice Masilingi
Masilingi in 2021
Personal information
Born (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21)
Katima Mulilo, Zambezi Region, Namibia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Sport
CountryNamibia
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
ClubQuinton-Steele Botes AC[1]
Coached byHenk Botha[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Namibia
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Nairobi 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Nairobi 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Nairobi 4×100 m

Beatrice Masilingi (born 10 April 2003)[3][4] is a Namibian sprinter. At the age of 18, she placed sixth in the 200 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, having made the final along with fellow Namibian sprinter and eventual silver medallist Christine Mboma.[5] Masilingi won silver medals in both the 100 metres and 200 m at the 2021 World Under-20 Championships.

Masilingi achieved in the 400 metres the second-fastest world under-18 time, and the third-fastest world under-20 time in history, with her marks of 50.42 and 49.53 seconds set in December 2020 and April 2021, respectively.

Weeks before the 2021 Tokyo Games, World Athletics had announced that both Masilingi and Mboma would not be allowed to compete under the female classification in events between 400 metres and one mile due to its regulations on testosterone levels for athletes with XY disorders of sex development.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Namibia National Track & Field Championships 2021 - Results". Athletics Namibia (PDF). 18 April 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ Schütz, Helge (15 December 2020). "Masilingi runs world's fastest time". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Personality of the week - Beatrice Masilingi". New Era Live. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Beatrice MASILINGI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Historic silver for Namibia's Mboma as Nigeria, Ghana win medals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBCout was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Imray, Gerald (2 July 2021). "Namibia teenagers out of Olympic 400 over testosterone level". Associated Press. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference WAeligibility was invoked but never defined (see the help page).