Jan Mashiani Explained

Jan Mashiani
Country:	South Africa
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	Marathon
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Jan Mashiani was a Tswana^[1] track and field athlete from South Africa who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics in the marathon. He finished thirteenth of the fifteen finishers, but moved up to twelfth after Frederick Lorz was disqualified.^[2]

Along with Len Taunyane, Mashiani was one of the first two black Africans to participate in the modern Olympic Games.^[3]

See also

• South Africa at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Sources

• https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/jan-mashiani-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100513/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/jan-mashiani-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18.

Notes and References

1. Web site: How the 1904 Marathon Became One of the Weirdest Olympic Events of All Time . Smithsonian Magazine . June 30, 2024.
2. Web site: Jan Mashiani . Olympedia . January 17, 2021.
3. Web site: Len Taunyane . Olympedia . January 17, 2021.