Malachi Austin
Guyanese athlete (born 2007)
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Malachi Austin (born 17 February 2007) is a Guyanese sprinter. In 2024, he became national champion over 400 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | Guyanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 February 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 400m 46.29 (2025) NU20R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
He attended Tutorial High School in Georgetown, Guyana and is a member of the Running Brave Athletic Club.[2] He committed to Louisiana State University in January 2025.[3]
Career
He won silver in the 400 metres at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago in August 2023.[4]
He won gold over 400 metres at the 2024 CARIFTA Games, where he also won bronze in the 4 × 400 m relay, and gold in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay as part of a team that set a new Guyanese national record time.[5][6] He competed for Guyana at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay.[7] He became Guyana Senior National champion over 400 metres in June 2024, running 47.70 seconds.[8][9] He won gold in the 400 metres at the 2024 South American U20 Championships in Athletics in July 2024.[10] In August 2024, he reached the semi-finals of the World U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[11] However, was unable to complete the semi-final race due to an injury.[12]
In April 2025, he won the silver medal in the U20 boys' 400 metres final at the 2025 CARIFTA Games in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.[13] Later that year, he was a finalist oner 400 metres at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay.[14]