Jonathan Ntutu

Ndodomzi Jonathan Ntutu (born 4 February 1986) is a visually impaired South African sprinter. Ndodomzi Jonathan Ntutu is currently South Africa's fastest ever para-athlete. His 10.80 was posted on April 12, 2018, during the heats of the Commonwealth Games. Competing in the T12 classification, Ntutu has competed at three Summer Paralympic Games, winning bronze in the 2012 Games in London. He is also a multiple World Championships winner, taking five medals over four tournaments.

Personal history Ntutu was born in the township of Gugulethu in Cape Town, South Africa in 1986 to Alexander Ntutu and his wife Sylvia. He was born with a congenital complication that left him visually impaired; though he is not blind.

He was inspired to get involved in sports by cricketer Jacques Kallis, and played blind cricket for a time.

At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, Ntutu came away a double medalist, winning a silver in the 100 metres (behind Ireland's Jason Smyth) and a first major medal in the 200 metres, a third placed bronze.

At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha Ntutu took silver in the 200 metres but he was disqualified from the 100 metre sprint. The next year he added a second Paralympic medal when he took a silver in the 100 metres at the 2016 Games in Rio. He also competed in the 200 metre race but failed to qualify for the finals.