Gardeo Isaacs
Gardeo Isaacs is a South African sprinter. He became South African national champion in 2019 over 400 metres.
Early life
From Parow, Cape Town he attended Stellenbosch University where he studied Management Accounting.Career
He won the South African 400m national title in April 2019 in Germiston in a time of 45.39 seconds. He won the 400m at the South African Varsity Athletics meet in 2019, running a time of 45.70 seconds. Later that year, he went on to win the bronze medal in 45.89 seconds for South Africa at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy. He ran as part of the South African 4x400m relay team at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha having also ran as a part of the team at the 2019 IAAF World Relays in Japan.He ran for South Africa at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics in Mauritius. He came third in the 400 metres at the South African Championships in Potchefstroom in 2023, in a new personal best time of 45.15 seconds.
In Pretoria, in March 2024, he ran a personal best 31.91 for the 300 metres. He ran as part of the South African 4x400m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. He competed in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
He was selected for the South African relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China, where he was a gold medalist in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay as the South African team set a new national record of 2:57.50 in the final.
Selected for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, he ran in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay as the South African team finished sixth overall. He was later a bronze medalist in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay after running in the opening round although not the final.