Kondwani Chiwina is a retired Malawi middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.
Just as is common for most African athletes, he discovered his ability to run by chance.
Having no money to pay for his bus fare, Chiwina decided to run the distance and to his surprise, he covered the distance in 48 minutes despite lacking proper running shoes or prior training.
In 2004 he won a Silver medal at the Zone Six University Students Games held in Namibia and clocked 1:51.00.
Kondwani Chiwina gave up competitive sports in 2014 after obtaining an MSc.