| Intro | South African sprinter |
| Is | Athlete |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
14 May 1986 |
| Age | 34 years |
Simon Petrus Magakwe (May 14, 1986) is a sprinter from South Africa. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi and won the bronze medal in both the 100 metres and the 200 metres. He was the first South African to run under 10 second, with a personal best of 9:98 seconds.
Doping rule violation
On 22 December 2014 Magakwe refused to submit to out-of-competition testing. He was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sport for the anti-doping rule violation.