Gift Leotlela

Gift Leotlela
Leotlela in 2016
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 26)
Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Coached byWerner Prinsloo
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 meters: 9.94 (2021)

150 meters: 15.37 (2020)

200 meters: 20.20 (2017)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  South Africa
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chorzów 4×100 m relay
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Durban 4x100 m relay
Updated on 27 August 2016

Tlotliso Gift Leotlela (born 12 May 1998) is a South African sprinter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metres race; his time of 20.59 seconds in the heats did not qualify him for the semifinals.[2][3]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metres event.[4]

  1. ^ "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Tlotliso Leotlela". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's 200m - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Athletics LEOTLELA Gift". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.