Mathew Sawe (born 2 July 1988) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. He holds a personal best of , which is the Kenyan record for the event.
He reached international level in 2012 and competed in two events at the African Championship where he reached the high jump podium with a jump of , taking the bronze medal. In 2014 he competed at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics and 2014 Commonwealth Games without reaching the podium.
His breakthrough came in 2015, when he won the 2015 national trials with a national record height.Mutuota, Mutwiri (2015-08-01). ‘Fergie’ topples ‘King David’, Kiprop, Sum soar. Capital FM Sports. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.Mutuota, Mutwiri (2015-08-01). Rudisha beaten by Rotich but other top stars excel at Kenyan Trials. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-01. A jump of brought him the gold at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics. This made him the first Kenyan to win that title.Botton, Wesley (2016-06-24). Semenya wins 1500m at African Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.
International competitions 2010African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya10thHigh jump2.05 m2012African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin23rd (heats)800 m1:56.293rdHigh jump2.15 m2014African ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco6thHigh jump2.15 mCommonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom18th (q)High jump2.11 m2015African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo4thHigh jump2.19 mMilitary World GamesMungyeong, South Korea6thHigh jump2.20 m2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa1stHigh jump2.21 m2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia16th (q)High jump2.15 mAfrican ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria1stHigh jump2.30 m2019African GamesRabat, Morocco2ndHigh jump2.15 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar29th (q)High jump2.17 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan17th (q)High jump2.17 m2022African ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius6thHigh jump2.05 m
National titles
Kenyan Athletics Championships High jump: 2015
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