Lungile Gongqa Explained

Lungile Gongqa
Birth Date:22 February 1979
Height:162cm
Weight:53kg
Sport:Track and field
Event:Marathon
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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. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lungile Gongqa . 22 August 2016 . Rio 2016 . 26 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826091817/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/lungile-gongqa . dead .
  2. Web site: Brave April earns commendable marathon finish . sport24.co.za . 2016-08-28.
  3. Web site: Men's Marathon . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821191350/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-marathon . 21 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Two Oceans winner Gongqa won't run Comrades . Vice . Telford . timeslive.co.za.
  5. News: Gillen. Nancy. 1 September 2019. Dixon helps Britain to team gold with victory at IAU 50km World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 25 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200525104248/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1084210/dixon-britain-iau-world-championship. 25 May 2020.

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