Derrick Mokaleng (born 18 June 1997) is a South African sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships narrowly missing the semifinals.
In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.
Mokaleng majored in entrepreneurial management at Texas Christian University. He was an All-American for the TCU Horned Frogs track and field team, placing 7th in the 400 metres at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. Mokaleng also set a collegiate leader in the indoor 400 m in 2018 and ran the then-second-fastest collegiate indoor 600 yards time in history.
International competitions Representing 2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland29th (h)400 m48.042018World CupLondon, United Kingdom2nd400 m45.48 –4 × 400 m relayDQ2019African GamesRabat, Morocco12th (sf)400 m46.674th (h)4 × 100 m relay39.762nd4 × 400 m relay3:03.18World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar23rd (h)400 m45.87
Personal bests Outdoor 200 metres – 20.86 (+0.6 m/s, Fort Worth 2018) 400 metres – 45.02 (Waco 2018)
Indoor 400 metres – 45.67 (Lubbock 2019) NR
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