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Zola Budd (also known as Zola Pieterse; born 26 May 1966) is a South African middle-distance and long-distance runner. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain and the 1992 Olympic Games for South Africa, both times in the 3000 metres. In 1984 (unratified) and 1985, she broke the world record in the 5000 metres.
Wayde van Niekerk (South African English: / ˈ w eɪ d f ʌ n n iː ˈ k ɛər k /, Afrikaans: [fan niˈkɛrk]; born 15 July 1992) is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. In the 400 metres, he is the current world and Olympic record holder, having set the record when he won the event at the 2016 Olympics.
Kipchoge Hezekiah Keino (born 17 January 1940) is a retired Kenyan track and field athlete. He was the chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee (KOC) until 29 September 2017.
The lead runner passed the half marathon mark in 1:01:37. [87] Mosinet Geremew (Ethiopia) finished as the runner up in 2:02:55 and Mule Wasihun (Ethiopia) came in third place in 2:03:16. [ 5 ] The British runner Mo Farah , a four-time Olympic gold medalist and a pre-race favourite, finished 5th.
The misperception in the British press was that African runners lacked the stamina or tactical acumen to challenge the Europeans who had dominated the middle- and long-distance events for decades.
A native of Keiyo District in Kenya, Kipsang began competitive running for Kenya Police, and finished second in the 10 kilometre Tegla Loroupe Peace Race. [2] He became a professional international athlete in 2007 and that year he took second place at the Tilburg Ten Miles, recording a time of 46:27, [3] and he won a road race in Hem (his time of 27:51 was the fourth fastest in a 10 km race ...
The 21-year-old pulled off a stunner (sort of) in the men's 200 meters at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night, producing the first-ever Olympic gold by an African runner in the distance.
African Championships: Porto-Novo, Benin [115] [116] Discus throw: 64.96 m Chioma Onyekwere Nigeria 14 April 2023 Oklahoma Throws Series Meet 2 Ramona, United States [117] Hammer throw: 75.49 m Annette Echikunwoke Nigeria 22 May 2021 USATF Throws Festival Tucson, United States [118] Javelin throw: 69.35 m Sunette Viljoen South Africa: 9 June 2012