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Tshepiso Masalela

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Birth dateMay 25, 1999

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Tshepiso Masalela is a middle-distance runner from Botswana.

He is a multiple-time national champion in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.

He was a finalist over 800 metres at the 2024 Olympic Games and 2025 World Championships.

Key facts

800 m

1:42.70

#41 all-time

1500 m

3:30.71

#84 all-time

2026 season best

1:44.99

Jun 24, 2026 · Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO)

2026 season best

Last competition

Prefontaine Classic

Jul 3, 2026 · 1:45.70

Prefontaine Classic

Record

National record · 1500 m 3:30.71

National record

Age

27 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: 800 m 1:42.70 (#41 all-time), 1500 m 3:30.71 (#84 all-time), 2026 season best 1:44.99 (Jun 24, 2026, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO)) · Last competition: Prefontaine Classic, Jul 3, 2026, 1:45.70 · National record (1500 m) · 27 years old

Personal bests

48.21

1:42.70

3:30.71

3:52.07

7:58.99

14:57.29

3:16.64

1:45.56

1:16.13

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	800m	1:44.99	-	Jun 24, 2026	↑	76. Boris Hanžeković Memorial
2026	1500m	3:35.06	-	Apr 5, 2026	↑	Botswana Championships
2026	Mile	3:52.07	-	Jun 16, 2026	-	65th Ostrava Golden Spike
2025	800m	1:42.70	-	May 25, 2025	↑	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat
2025	1500m	3:30.71	-	Apr 4, 2025	↑	Cape Milers Club/Endurocad Middle Distance Invitational Continental Tour Challenger
2025	3000m	7:58.99	-	Mar 12, 2025	-	ASA Athletics Grand Prix 1
2024	800m	1:42.82	-	Aug 10, 2024	↑	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
2024	800m-short-track	1:45.56	-	Feb 3, 2024	-	Metz Moselle Athleor, L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz, Metz (i)
2024	1500m	3:42.39	-	Mar 27, 2024	↑	ASA Athletics Grand Prix 3 / Continental Tour Challenger, UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
2023	400m	48.21	-	Feb 25, 2023	↑	AGN Track & Field League 5, Seniors, U20, U18 & U16, Pilditch Stadium, Pretoria
2023	600m	1:16.13	-	Jul 12, 2023	-	Meeting Internationald'Athletisme de la Province de Liège, Stade Naimette-Xhovémont, Liège
2023	800m	1:44.03	-	Sep 8, 2023	↑	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
2023	1500m	3:48.07	-	Jan 21, 2023	↑	AGN Track and Field League 2 - Seniors, U16, U18 & U20
2022	800m	1:46.40	-	Apr 6, 2022	↑	ASA Athletics Grand Prix 3
2022	1500m	3:44.74	-	Mar 12, 2022	↑	National Stadium, Gaborone (BOT)
2022	5000m	14:57.29	-	Jan 29, 2022	-	Francistown Stadion, Francistown (BOT)
2021	800m	1:46.34	-	May 29, 2021	↑	Bestmed Tuks Stadium, Pretoria (RSA)
2021	1500m	3:45.50	-	Jan 23, 2021	↑	Gaborone (BOT)
2020	1500m	3:44.23	-	Feb 1, 2020	↑	Maun (BOT)
2019	400m	48.30	-	Feb 28, 2019	↑	Gaborone (BOT)
2019	800m	1:46.82	-	Aug 28, 2019	↑	African Games, Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
2019	1500m	3:48.82	-	Mar 5, 2019	↑	Potchefstroom (RSA)
2018	800m	1:49.06	-	Dec 14, 2018	↑	Gaborone (BOT)
2018	1500m	3:44.59	-	Dec 12, 2018	↑	Gaborone (BOT)
2017	800m	1:49.40	-	Apr 29, 2017	↑	Gaborone (BOT)
2017	4x400m	3:16.64	-	Jul 2, 2017	-	Tlemcen (ALG)
2017	1500m	3:53.11	-	Dec 14, 2017	↑	Gaborone (BOT)
2016	1500m	3:59.15	-	May 21, 2016	↑	Gaborone (BOT)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	1:45.70	-	Jul 3	Prefontaine Classic
800m	1:44.99	-	Jun 26	76. Boris Hanžeković Memorial
800m	1:44.99	-	Jun 24	76. Boris Hanžeković Memorial
Mile	3:52.07	-	Jun 16	65th Ostrava Golden Spike
1500m	3:36.08	-	Jun 16	65th Ostrava Golden Spike
1500m	3:37.78	-	Jun 5	Znamensky Memorial, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva
1500m	3:35.99	-	Apr 10	Cape Miller Continental Tour
1500m	3:35.06	-	Apr 5	Botswana Championships
1500m-short-track	DQ	-	Feb 22	ORLEN Copernicus Cup

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	1:42.77	-	Sep 20	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
800m	1:43.80	-	Sep 18	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
800m	1:44.74	-	Sep 16	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
800m	1:44.74	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
800m	1:42.77	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
800m	1:43.80	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
800m	1:43.16	-	Aug 28	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:44.51	-	Aug 20	Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:44.15	-	Jul 19	Night of Athletics, Stadion De Veen, Heusden-Zolder
800m	1:43.82	-	Jul 11	Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:44.16	-	Jun 20	Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:42.70	-	May 25	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat
800m	1:43.11	-	May 16	Doha Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:44.77	-	Apr 12	FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix, National Stadium, Gaborone
1500m	3:30.71	-	Apr 4	Cape Milers Club/Endurocad Middle Distance Invitational Continental Tour Challenger
1500m	3:35.26	-	Mar 19	ASA Athletics Grand Prix 2
3000m	7:58.99	-	Mar 12	ASA Athletics Grand Prix 1

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	1:44.34	-	Sep 14	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:44.34	-	Sep 13	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:45.33	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
800m	1:42.82	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
800m	1:45.58	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
800m	1:45.33	-	Aug 9	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
800m	1:45.58	-	Aug 7	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
800m	1:44.96	-	Jul 7	Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:44.44	-	Jun 2	BAUHAUS-Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:44.14	-	May 19	Meeting International Mohammed VI d’Athlétisme de Rabat/Marrakech, Le Grand Stade, Marrakech - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:47.27	-	Apr 27	Yangtze Delta Athletics Diamond Gala, Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:43.88	-	Apr 20	Wanda Diamond League Xiamen, Egret Stadium, Xiamen - Diamond Discipline
1500m	3:42.39	-	Mar 27	ASA Athletics Grand Prix 3 / Continental Tour Challenger, UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
800m-short-track	1:48.44	-	Mar 2	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
800m-short-track	1:46.76	-	Mar 2	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
800m-short-track	1:46.76	-	Mar 1	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
800m-short-track	1:46.07	-	Feb 6	ORLEN Copernicus Cup
800m-short-track	1:45.56	-	Feb 3	Metz Moselle Athleor, L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz, Metz (i)
800m-short-track	1:46.41	-	Jan 30	Czech Indoor Gala
1500m	3:44.24	-	Jan 20	AGN League 1, Pilditch Stadium, Pretoria

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	1:44.03	-	Sep 8	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
800m	1:45.60	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
800m	1:45.57	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
800m	1:44.14	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Tshepiso Masalela's 800 m personal best?

Tshepiso Masalela's 800 m personal best is 1:42.70, set on May 25, 2025 in Stade Olympique, Rabat (MAR), #41 on the all-time list.

Which events does Tshepiso Masalela compete in?

Tshepiso Masalela competes in the 800 m and 1500 m.

How did Tshepiso Masalela perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 1:44.99, set on Jun 24, 2026 in Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO). Last competition: Prefontaine Classic on Jul 3, 2026, 1:45.70.

Tshepiso Masalela

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

2023

Honours

Frequently asked questions