Lungile Gongqa

Lungile Gongqa
Personal information
Born (1979-02-22) 22 February 1979 (age 45)
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventMarathon

Lungile Gongqa (born 22 February 1979) is a South African long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] However, he dropped out of the race before the 35 km mark and did not finish the race.[2][3] Gongqa won the 2017 Two Oceans Marathon.[4] He hails from Khayelitsha in Cape Town.[4] In 2019, he finished in 2nd place in the men's race at the IAU 50 km World Championships.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Lungile Gongqa". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Brave April earns commendable marathon finish". sport24.co.za. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's Marathon". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b Vice, Telford. "Two Oceans winner Gongqa won't run Comrades". timeslive.co.za.
  5. ^ Gillen, Nancy (1 September 2019). "Dixon helps Britain to team gold with victory at IAU 50km World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.


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