Clarence Munyai (born 20 February 1998) is a South African sprinter. He is the current South African record holder in the 200 metres, with a time of 19.69, set on 16 March 2018 at the South African national championships. He is ranked 16th in the world for 200 metres and tied for 11th for 300 metres. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He finished 3rd in his heat with a time of 20.66 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.
He competed in the men's 200 metres and the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Munyai competed at the 2026 Enhanced Games.
Statistics Personal bests EventTimeCompetitionVenueDateNotes 100 metres 10.04 AGN Championships Pretoria, South Africa 12 March 2022 200 metres 19.69 South African Championships Pretoria, South Africa 16 March 2018 300 metres 31.61 Golden Spike Ostrava, Czech Republic 28 June 2017 4 × 100 metres relay 37.65 IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha, Qatar 4 October 2019
Season's bests Year 100 metres 200 metres 2014 10.77 21.61 2015 10.56 20.77 2016 10.28 20.36 2017 10.20 20.10 2018 10.10 19.69201910.3120.04202010.2220.23202110.2520.49202210.0420.33
International competitions Representing 2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa10th (sf)200 m20.99 3rd (h)4 × 100 m relay40.04World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland4th200 m20.77Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil52nd (h)200 m20.662017African U20 ChampionshipsTlemcen, Algeria1st200 m20.22World ChampionshipsLondon, England –200 m2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia4th200 m20.582019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar17th (sf)200 m20.555th4 × 100 m relay37.732021World RelaysChorzów, Poland1st4 × 100 m relay38.71Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan19th (sf)200 m20.49 –4 × 100 m relayDNF2022African ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius3rd200 m20.69World ChampionshipsEugene, United States44th (h)100 m10.476th4 × 100 m relay38.102023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5th (h)4 × 100 m relay37.72 Qualified for the final, but did not start ().
National titles South African Championships 200 metres: 2016 South African U23/U20/U18/U16 Championships 200 metres: 2016
Track records
As of 10 September 2024, Munyai holds the following track records for 200 metres.
LocationTimeWindspeedm/sDate Cape Town 20.03 + 2.3 22/04/2022 Germiston 20.33 + 2.7 02/04/2016 Pretoria 19.69NR – 0.5 16/03/2018
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