Luketz Swartbooi (born 7 February 1966) is a retired Namibian long-distance runner.
In 1992 Swartbooi won the Rössing Marathon with a time of 2:11:23 min, a record that stands. At the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart he won silver in the marathon. Swartbooi set his personal best in Boston 1994 in 2:09:08 min, finishing 3rd. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he finished 48th.[1]
In 2005 Swartbooi received a public warning from the IAAF for testing positive for prednisolone/prednisone.[2]
Representing | ||||||
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1992 | Barcelona, Spain | - | Marathon | |||
1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | Marathon | 2:14:11 | ||
1997 | Athens, Greece | - | Marathon | DNF | ||
2000 | Sydney, Australia | 48th | Marathon | 2:22:55 | ||
2001 | Edmonton, Canada | 28th | Marathon | 2:25:40 | ||
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 5th | Marathon | 2:13:40 |