Luketz Swartbooi Explained

Luketz Swartbooi (born 7 February 1966) is a retired Namibian long-distance runner.

Career

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]

Achievements

Representing
1992Barcelona, Spain - Marathon
1993 Stuttgart, Germany2ndMarathon2:14:11
1997Athens, Greece - MarathonDNF
2000Sydney, Australia48thMarathon2:22:55
2001Edmonton, Canada28thMarathon2:25:40
2002 Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom5thMarathon2:13:40

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Training Makes You Better': Swartbooi. 25 February 2014. The Namibian.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2006-04-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070712071130/http://www.iaaf.net/newsfiles/33165.pdf . 2007-07-12 .