Asimenye Simwaka
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| Nationality | Malawian | ||||||||||||
| Born | (1997年08月08日) 8 August 1997 (age 27) Malawi | ||||||||||||
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| Country | Malawi | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field, football | ||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Asimenye Simwaka (born 8 August 1997) is a Malawian athlete and footballer who plays as a forward for the Malawi women's national team.[1] She was a runner in the 2020 and the 2024 Paris Olympics where she carried the flag.
Athletics career
[edit ]Simwaka competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, being the lone Malawian track and field athlete to do so.[2] After breaking the Malawian national record in the preliminary heats of women's 100 meters, she became the national record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 meters at the same time.[3] She improved on her national record in the following heats, running 11.68 but did not qualify for the semi-finals.[4]
Simwake carried the flag for the Malawian team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She competed in the 100m heats but did not progress because of a hamstring injury.[5]
Personal Bests
[edit ]| Event | Time | Date | Notes |
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| 100 meters | 11.68 | 30 July 2021 | NR |
| 200 meters | 22.91 | 25 June 2024 | NR |
| 400 meters | 51.55 | 7 August 2022 | NR |
Football career
[edit ]Club career
[edit ]Simwaka has played for Topik in Malawi.[6]
International career
[edit ]Simwaka capped for Malawi at senior level during three COSAFA Women's Championship editions (2019, 2020 and 2021).[7]
References
[edit ]- ^ Maona, Benjamin (16 February 2020). "Female football star conquers athletics". Kulinji. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - SIMWAKA Asimenye". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Asimenye SIMWAKA | Profile | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 1 Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Malidadi, Mphatso (3 August 2024). "Asimenye Simwaka's Olympics dream ends, Swimmer Tayamika Chang'anamuno competes Saturday". The Times Group. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Malawi recall Chawinga duo for Kenya Olympic test". CAF. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Chawinga hits six as Malawi earn 9-0 win at COSAFA Women's Championship". Inside The Games. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
External links
[edit ]- Asimenye Simwaka at World Athletics Edit on Wikidata
- Asimenye Simwaka at Olympics.com Edit on Wikidata
- Asimenye Simwaka at Olympedia Edit on Wikidata
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| Preceded by | Flag bearer for Malawi Paris 2024 with Filipe Gomes |
Succeeded by Incumbent
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Olympic athletes for Malawi
- Malawian female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Malawian women's footballers
- 21st-century Malawian sportswomen
- Women's association football forwards
- Malawi women's international footballers
- Olympic female sprinters
- African Games competitors for Malawi
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics