Dennis Bradley Hove (born 6 January 2002) is a Zimbabwean sprinter. He was the silver medalist over 400 metres at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics.[1]
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| Full name | Dennis Bradley Hove | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200m: 20.69 (2026) 400m: 44.86 (2026) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editA member of Yadah Athletics Club, Hove made his international debut competing for Zimbabwe at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon, where he was a semi-finalist in the 400 metres.[2][3]
In March 2026, he was part of the Zimbabwe men's 4 x 400 metres relay team alongside Thandazani Ndhlovu, Leeford Zuze and Gerren Muwishi which set a new national record of 3:00.69 at the Lefika International Relays held at the Gaborone National Stadium breaking the long-standing previous national record which had stood for 29 years since 1997.[4] He placed third over 400 metres at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix in April 2026, running 45.00 seconds to place behind Letsile Tebogo and Leeford Zuze.[5]
Hove competed for Zimbabwe at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana. Competing in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay alongside Ndhlovu, Zuze, and Muwishi, helping the team to 2:59.01 and a new national record on 2 May 2026, finishing third in their heat to qualify the team for the final with the sixth fastest time overall, and also qualify for the 2027 World Championships.[6] In the final, the quartet placed fifth overall with a time of 2:59.79.[7][8] Later that month, he ran a personal best 44.86 seconds for the 400 metres while competing in the preliminary round for Zimbabwe at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra, Ghana, before winning the silver medal in the final behind Lee Eppie of Botswana.[9][10] He also won the gold medal on the final day of the championships in the men’s 4 x 400 metres relay.[11]
References
edit- ↑ "Dennis Bradley Hove". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "African championship". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Coach Tumba rallies athletics team". Herald Online. June 18, 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Relays Surge Toward World Athletics Standards, Smash 29-Year National Record". Heraldonline. March 29, 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwean 400m duo impress at Botswana Golden Grand Prix". 3-mob.com. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe 4x400m team smashes record, qualifies for Worlds". Bulawayo24.com. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe finish 5th in World Athletic Relay final on way to World Athletics Championships". 3-mob.com. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "African Athletics Championships 2026: Lee Eppie leads Botswana charge as Day 3 delivers first medals for hosts Ghana". Olympics. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Joy for athletes in Ghana". Heraldonline. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "African Athletics Championships 2026: Julius Yego wins historic sixth javelin gold, Zimbabwe stuns favourites to win 4x400m title". Olympics.com. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.