Joviale Mbisha
South African sprinter (born 2000)
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Joviale Mbisha (born 31 October 2000) is a South African sprinter. She won the South African national title over 100 metres in 2025 and 2026.[1]
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| Born | 31 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Central Guateng Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m: 7.51 (2024) 100m: 11.48 (2025) 200m: 23.56 (2024) 400m: 55.84 (2026) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
A student at the University of the Free State before transfering to the University of Johannesburg in August 2022 to study for an Honours degree in Communication, she was named the UJ sportswoman of the year in 2023.[2] Mbisha was a bronze medalist with the South African women's 4 x 100 metres relay team at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games held in Chengdu, China in August 2023.[3]
A member of Central Gauteng Athletics, Mbisha won the South African Athletics Championships over 100 metres in April 2025, running 11.48 seconds in Potchefstroom.[4][5][6]
Mbisha retained her title in April 2026, winning in 11.55 seconds, edging ahead of Viwe Jingqi who recorded the same time.[7][8] She was selected for the South African team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[9] She was part of the South African women 4 x 100 metres relay team which set a new national record on the opening day at the World Relays on 2 May, alongside Jingqi, Kayla La Grange, and Gabriella Marais they ran 43.22 seconds, surpassing the previous best set 26 years previously.[10]
