Lebogang Shange Explained

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Lebogang Shange
Birth Date:1 August 1990
Sport:Athletics
Event:Race Walk
Height:1600NaN0
Weight:560NaN0
Updated:26 August 2016

Lebogang Shange (born 1 August 1990) is a South African race walker. His biggest success is the fourth place in the 2017 World Championships.

He personal best in the 20 kilometres walk is 1:19:18 set at the 2017 IAAF World Championship in London. This is the current national record.

Shange was arrested in 2019 for raping and assaulting a woman in Embalenhle, Mpumalanga. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2023.[1]

Competition record

Representing
2012World Race Walking CupTaicang, China76th20 km walk1:30:05
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia20 km walkDNF
2014World Race Walking CupTaicang, China61st20 km walk1:24:18
African ChampionshipsMarrakech, Moroccobgcolor=gold1st20 km walk1:26:58
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China11th20 km walk1:21:43
African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congobgcolor=gold1st20 km walk1:26:43
2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa3rd20 km walk1:21:41
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil44th20 km walk1:25:07
2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia9th20 km walk1:23:27
African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeriabgcolor=silver2nd20 km walk1:25:25

Notes and References

  1. News: Lambley . Garrin . 2023-04-20 . BOMBSHELL: SA Olympian jailed for rape and assault . 2024-01-27 . The South African . en-ZA.