Makorobondo Salukombo Explained

Makorobondo Salukombo
Collegeteam:Denison University
Birth Date:13 August 1988
Sport:Athletics

Kamongwa Makorobondo Salukombo (born 13 August 1988) is a Congolese long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.

Born in Zaire, he and his family fled the DRC in 2001 during the Second Congo War.[1] They then spent 3 years in Uganda at a refugee camp. He and his family resettled in the Cleveland, OH area in 2004.[2]

After graduating from Lakewood High School, he attended Denison University and graduated in 2012.[3]

He competed in the men's marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] He won the gold medal at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weldon . Nick . The Long-Distance Savior: Makorobondo "Dee" Salukombo . Runner's World . 10 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Miller . Rusty . A runner's journey: From Congo to Cleveland . ESPN . Associated Press . 10 January 2021 . 25 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Our Man in Rio . 10 January 2021 . 5 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Makorobondo Salukombo . 10 September 2016 . Rio 2016 . 22 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922201215/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/kamongwa-salukombo-makorobondo . dead .