Clarence Munyai

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Clarence Munyai

| image = Clarence Munyai.jpg

| caption = Munyai in 2019

| nationality = South African

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6010990-clarence-munyai.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|accessdate=26 April 2018}}

| height = 1.73 m

| weight = 70 kg

| country = {{ZAF}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = Sprints

| coach = Werner Prinsloo

| pb = {{Unbulleted list

|100 m: 10.04 (Pretoria, 2022)

|200 m: 19.69 NR (Pretoria, 2018)

|300 m: 31.61 WU20B (Ostrava, 2017)}}

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}

{{Medal|Country| {{RSA}}}}

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/clarence-munyai |title=Clarence Munyai |accessdate=24 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826091500/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/clarence-munyai |archive-date=26 August 2016 }} He finished 3rd in his heat with a time of 20.66 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-200m |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-08-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820183641/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-200m |archive-date=20 August 2016 }}

He competed in the men's 200 metres and the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|title=Athletics MUNYAI Clarence|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1301637-munyai-clarence.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-16|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803185426/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1301637-munyai-clarence.htm |archive-date=3 August 2021 }}

Statistics

=Personal bests=

class=wikitable !Event !Time !Competition !Venue !Date !Notes
100 metres	10.04	AGN Championships	Pretoria, South Africa	12 March 2022	{{AthAbbr\|A}}
200 metres	19.69	South African Championships	Pretoria, South Africa	16 March 2018	{{AthAbbr\|A}} {{AthAbbr\|NR}}
300 metres	31.61	Golden Spike	Ostrava, Czech Republic	28 June 2017	{{AthAbbr\|WJR}}
4 × 100 metres relay	37.65	IAAF World Athletics Championships	Doha, Qatar	4 October 2019	{{AthAbbr\|A}} {{AthAbbr\|NR}}

=Season's bests=

Year ! 100 metres ! 200 metres
class="wikitable" style= "text-align: center"
2014	10.77	21.61
2015	10.56	20.77
2016	10.28	20.36
2017	10.20	20.10
2018	10.10	19.69
2019 \|10.31 \|20.04
2020 \|10.22 \|20.23
2021 \|10.25 \|20.49
2022 \|10.04 \|20.33

=International competitions=

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes}}
colspan="6"\|Representing {{RSA}}
rowspan=4\|2016 \|rowspan=2\|African Championships \|rowspan=2\|Durban, South Africa \|10th (sf) \|200 m \|20.99 {{AthAbbr\|Q}}{{ref\|a}}
3rd (h) \|4 × 100 m relay \|40.04
World U20 Championships \|Bydgoszcz, Poland \|4th \|200 m \|20.77
Olympic Games \|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|52nd (h) \|200 m \|20.66
rowspan=2\|2017 \|African U20 Championships \|Tlemcen, Algeria \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|200 m \|20.22
World Championships \|London, England \| – \|200 m \|{{AthAbbr\|DQ}}
2018 \|Commonwealth Games \|Gold Coast, Australia \|4th \|200 m \|20.58
rowspan=2\|2019 \|rowspan=2\|World Championships \|rowspan=2\|Doha, Qatar \|17th (sf) \|200 m \|20.55
5th \|4 × 100 m relay \|37.73
rowspan=3\|2021 \|World Relays \|Chorzów, Poland \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 100 m relay \|38.71
rowspan=2\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=2\|Tokyo, Japan \|19th (sf) \|200 m \|20.49
– \|4 × 100 m relay \|DNF
rowspan=3\|2022 \|African Championships \|Port Louis, Mauritius \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|200 m \|20.69
rowspan=2\|World Championships \|rowspan=2\|Eugene, United States \|44th (h) \|100 m \|10.47
6th \|4 × 100 m relay \|38.10
2023 \|World Championships \|Budapest, Hungary \|5th (h) \|4 × 100 m relay \|37.72

colspan="6"|Representing {{RSA}}

rowspan=4|2016

|rowspan=2|African Championships

|rowspan=2|Durban, South Africa

|10th (sf)

|200 m

|20.99 {{AthAbbr|Q}}{{ref|a}}

3rd (h)

|4 × 100 m relay

|40.04

World U20 Championships

|Bydgoszcz, Poland