Gift Leotlela
South African sprinter
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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]
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| Nationality |  South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Werner Prinsloo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| Updated on 27 August 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metres event.[4]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing South Africa | |||||
| 2015 | African Youth Championships | Reduit, Mauritius | 1st | 100 m | 10.38 (w) |
| 1st | 200 m | 20.84 | |||
| 1st | Medley relay | 1:53.60 | |||
| Commonwealth Youth Games | Apia, Samoa | 1st | 100 m | 10.20 | |
| 1st | 200 m | 20.56 (w) | |||
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 4th | 100 m | 10.24 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.84 | |||
| World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | 100 m | 10.28 | |
| 2nd | 200 m | 20.59 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 42nd (h) | 200 m | 20.59 | |
| 2021 | World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.71 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 11th (sf) | 100 m | 10.03 | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 30th (h) | 100 m | 10.19 |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.10 | |||
| 2025 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 100 m | 9.95 |
