Mluleki Nobanda Explained

Mluleki Nobanda (born 15 November 1968) is a South African long-distance runner who competes in half marathons and marathons. He was a team gold medallist at the 1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships with Hendrick Ramaala and Abner Chipu after finishing tenth with a personal best time of 62:17 minutes.^[1]

He has won marathons in three continents, having taken the Belgrade Marathon in 2001, Taipei International Marathon in 2002, and numerous marathons in South Africa.^[2] He has also won the prestigious 56 km Two Oceans Marathon.^[3] He achieved his personal best at the 1999 Reims Marathon, running a time of 2:12:13 hours for third.^[4] He won the Cape Town Marathon in 2007 at the age of 39.^[5]

International competitions

1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	16th	Marathon	2:28:47
1999	World Half Marathon Championships	Palermo, Italy	10th	Half marathon	1:02:17
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Half marathon	3:06:01

Circuit wins

• Cape Town Marathon

2007

• Two Oceans Marathon

2003

• Taipei International Marathon

2002

• Belgrade Marathon

2001

• Soweto Marathon

2001

Personal bests

• Half marathon – 1:02:17 (1999)
• Marathon – 2:12:13 (1999)

Notes and References

1. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/south-africa/mluleki-nobanda-172697 Mluleki Nobanda
2. https://more.arrs.run/runner/6821/1/position/asc Mluluki Nobanda
3. Lombard, Larry (2003-04-19). First-timer Nobanda wins Two Oceans. IOL. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
4. http://www.all-athletics.com/node/67287 Mluleki Nobanda
5. http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Sport/MoreSport/Age-no-barrier-for-Nobanda-20070916 Age no barrier for Nobanda