Savieri Ngidhi Msipa (born March 2, 1968) is a retired Zimbabwean middle-distance runner.
Ngidhi is from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where he competed for the athletics club sponsored by Wankie Colliery Company. He earned a two-year scholarship to Blinn College to compete in the NJCAA in 1991.[1] After winning NJCAA national titles in the 800 m, he transferred to Abilene Christian University, where he competed in the NCAA.[2]
Achievements
edit- 1999 African Southern Region Championships - gold medal (1500 m)
- 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships - sixth place (800 m)
- 1995 All-Africa Games - bronze medal (800 m)
- 1995 Penn Relays 4 × 800 m Champion-Peter Engelbrecht (RSA)-1:49.70,Ozzie Mdziniso (SWZ)-1:49.70, Thomas Korir (KEN)-1:49.50, Savieri Nghidi (ZIM)-1:45.90
- 1995 Penn Relays Sprint Medley Relay Champion - Joseph Styles, Kevin Dilworth, Robert Guy, Savieri Ngidhi
- 1995 NCAA Division II Champion Outdoor 800 m and 1500 m
- 1995 NCAA Division II Indoor Champion 800 m and 1500 m
- 1994 NCAA Division II Champion Outdoor 800 m and 1500 m
- 1994 NCAA Division II Indoor Champion 800 m and 1500 m
- 1994 Commonwealth Games - bronze medal (800 m)
- 1990 African Zone VI Championships - gold medal (800 m)
- 1990 African Zone VI Championships - gold medal (1500 m)
References
edit- ↑ "Wankie Colliery middle distance runner, Savieri Ngidhi Msipa, has won a two year athletics scholarship to the United States of America". The Chronicle (Zimbabwe). 6 August 2016. p. 4 – via pressreader.com.
- ↑ "ACU signs distance runner". Abilene Reporter-News. 13 May 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 2 April 2026.