Anaso Jobodwana (born 30 July 1992) is a South African sprinter. He competed in

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at the

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where he ran a new personal best of 20.27 seconds to reach the final. In the 2015 World Championships in

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, Jobodwana won bronze in the 200m final, with a national record time of 19.87s. Jobodwana competed in the

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at the

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. He finished 4th in his heat with a time of 20.53 seconds. He did not qualify for the semifinals. He competed in the men's 200 metres event at the

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* * 1992 births Living people People from Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality South African male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for South Africa World Athletics Championships athletes for South Africa World Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Alumni of Selborne College Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games South African Athletics Championships winners African Games bronze medalists for South Africa African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century South African sportsmen Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Jackson State Tigers track and field athletes Athletes from the Eastern Cape Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub