Gcinile Moyane (born 12 May 1980 in

Mbabane Mbabane () is the most populous city in Eswatini (previously called Swaziland), and is one of the two Capital (political), capitals (along with Lobamba), serving as the Executive (government), executive capital. It has an estimated population of ...

) is a retired female Swazi sprinter who specialized in the

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. Moyane qualified for the Swazi squad in the women's 200 metres at the

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by receiving a wild card entry slot from

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. Running against seven other athletes in heat three, Moyane smashed a Swazi record of 25.62 to claim the sixth and last spot but finished behind leader Cydonie Mothersill of the Cayman Islands by more than three seconds. Moyane failed to advance into the second round as she placed farther from two automatic slots for the next stage and ranked no. 42 overall in the prelims. Moyane was also appointed as the Swazi

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by the National Olympic Committee in the opening ceremony.

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* 1980 births Living people Swazi female sprinters Olympic athletes for Eswatini Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from Mbabane Olympic female sprinters {{Swaziland-athletics-bio-stub