Creve Armando Machava (born 8 February 1996) is a Mozambican athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[2] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the semifinals. In addition, he won the gold medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

Creve Armando Machava
Personal information
Born (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28)
Maputo, Mozambique[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 m hurdles
ClubTS Herzogenaurach
Coached byPeter Müller

His personal best in the event is 49.54 seconds set in Marrocos in 2019.[3]

He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Mozambique
2013 African Youth Championships Warri, Nigeria 3rd 110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) 14.31
African Junior Championships Bambous, Mauritius 10th (h) 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 15.45
6th 400 m hurdles 54.38
2014 Lusophony Games Goa, India 2nd 400 m hurdles 53.44
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 12th (sf) 400 m hurdles 51.97
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 9th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.62
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st 400 m hurdles 50.73
World Championships London, United Kingdom 32nd (h) 400 m hurdles 51.71
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 19th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.60
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 1st (h) 400 m hurdles 49.541
World Championships Doha, Qatar 30th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.76
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 30th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.37

1Did not finish in the final

References

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  1. ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ Creve Armando Machava at World Athletics  
  3. ^ "Profile of Creve Armando MACHAVA". All-Athletics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  4. ^ "Athletics - MACHAVA Creve Armando". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
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