Loungo Matlhaku

Loungo Matlhaku

Personal information
Born	(1995-03-24) March 24, 1995 Khakhea, Southern District, Botswana
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	200 metres

Loungo Matlhaku (born 24 March 1995) is a sprinter from Botswana who competes primarily in the 200 metres. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Additionally, she won several medals at regional level.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Botswana
2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	2nd	100 m	12.01
			8th	200 m	25.98
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	48.46
	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	33rd (h)	100 m	12.35
			19th (sf)	200 m	24.71
	Commonwealth Youth Games	Douglas, Isle of Man	4th	100 m	12.03 (w)
			5th	200 m	24.82 (w)
2013	African Junior Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	3rd	200 m	24.62
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	43rd (h)	100 m	12.12
			26th (h)	200 m	24.39 (w)
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	15th (sf)	200 m	24.70
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.28
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.76
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	8th	100 m	11.67
			7th	200 m	24.18
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	46.10
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	20th (sf)	200 m	23.98
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.86
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	19th (h)	100 m	12.08
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:42.16
2019	Universiade	Naples, Italy	11th (sf)	100 m	11.63
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	7th	200 m	23.84
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:34.99
2022	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	11th (sf)	100 m	11.59
			18th (h)	200 m	24.19
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	45.93

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.55 (-0.5 m/s, Johannesburg 2018)
• 200 metres – 23.25 (+0.1 m/s, Gaborone 2016)
• 400 metres – 55.88 (Brisbane 2018)