Prudence Sekgodiso

Prudence Sekgodiso
Personal information
Full namePrudence Tebogo Sekgodiso
Nationality South Africa
Born (2002-01-05) 5 January 2002
EducationTuksSport High School
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight44 kg (97 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
800 metres
1500 metres
University teamUniversity of Pretoria
Coached bySamuel Sepeng
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests600m: 1:33:34 (Pretoria  2017)
800m: 1:57:16 (Ostrava  2025)
800m short: 1:58:40 NR (Nanjing  2025)
1500 m: 4:09.88 (Gaborone  2022)
5000m: 16:02:04 (Pietermaritzburg  2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  South Africa
World Indoor Championships
2025 Nanjing 800 metres
African Youth Games
2018 Algiers 800 m
African U18 Championships
2019 Abidjan 800 m
African Championships
2022 Port Louis 800 m
Updated on 24 June 2025

Prudence Tebogo Sekgodiso OLY (born 5 January 2002), also spelled Prudence Sekgodisa, is a South African middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. She was the gold medalist in the 800 m at the 2019 African U18 Championships. She is also a five-time South African Athletics Championships winner in the 1500 m and 800 m.

Sekgodiso won South Africa's first women's indoor medal and set the national indoor record in the 800 metres with a time of 1:58:40 at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.