Lewis Banda

Lewis Simon Banda (born 16 September 1982 in Tshabalala) is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.

Lewis Banda

Personal information
Nationality	Zimbabwean
Born	(1982-09-16) September 16, 1982 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Residence	United States
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event(s)	400 meters, 4x400 Relay, 4x100 Relay
College team	Texas Christian University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400m: 44.48 s
Medal record Representing  Zimbabwe Men's athletics 2004 African Championships in Athletics 4 × 400 metres relay 2007 All-Africa Games 4 × 400 metres relay 2007 All-Africa Games 4 × 100 metres relay

His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Zimbabwe
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	–	400	DQ
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
2004	African Championships	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	4th	200 m	21.08
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.38
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	8th (sf)	400 m	45.23
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	7th	400 m	47.18
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	20th (sf)	400	47.22
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.16 (NR)
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.84
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	28th (h)	400 m	45.47
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	47th (h)	400 m	46.76

References

• Lewis Banda at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lewis Banda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2018.