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.