Steven Sabino

Steven Sabino (born 24 April 2006) is a sprinter from Mozambique. He is the national record holder over 100 metres and long jump.^[1]

He was born in Mozambique but raised in Johannesburg, he attended King Edward VII School, Johannesburg. A talented school boy long jumper and sprinter, he ran under 11 seconds for the 100 metres as a 15 year-old, and ran 10.88 seconds in November 2021.^[2] He trained as a member of the Diamond Elite Camp in Germiston from the age of eleven years-old. The son of a physicist, Sabino also excelled in mathematics, and was offered a full scholarship to UCLA in the United States in 2025.^[3]

He is a member of Diamond Athletics Club in South Africa.^[4] In April 2023, he won silver in the 100 metres at the 2023 African Athletics U18 Championships in Ndola, running 10.48 seconds in the final, having run 10.46 in the heats.^[5][6][7]

In March 2024, he lowered his personal best for the 100 metres to 10.35 seconds in Johannesburg and in the process set a new Mozambique national record.^[8][9] In June 2024, he competed in the 100 metres at the African Athletics Championships in Douala, Cameroon.^[10] He competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but was disqualified after a false start in his heat.^[11][12][13]

In February 2025, he set a personal best or 7.91 metres in the long jump whilst competing in Pretoria.^[14][3] That month, he placed third in the 60 metres at the Curro Podium Grand Finale competitions, running in 6.73 seconds and finishing behind Bayanda Walaza.^[3] In June 2025, he lowered the Mozambique national record for the 100 metres to 10.29 seconds, in Potchefstroom.^[15][16]

As a freshman at University of California, Los Angeles, Sabino had a second place behind Keenan Kuntz in the 60 metres in a time of 6.80 at The Spokane Sports Showcase, on 16 January 2026, also competing in the long jump at the meeting.^[17]