Tsepo Mathibelle Explained

Tsepo Mathibelle
Sport:	Athletics
Birth Date:	June 30, 1991
Birth Place:	Mapeleng, Mabote, Lesotho
Height:	171cm (67inches)
Event:	Marathon
Pb:	2:13:50 (2017)^[1]

Tsepo Ramonene Mathibelle^[2] (born 30 June 1991) is a long-distance runner from Lesotho.

Mathibelle took up running aged 14.^[3] He ran his first marathon in 2012 and qualified for the 2012 Olympics. He ran his second marathon at the Olympics and finished last in a time of 2:55:54.^{[4] [5]} After walking the majority of the last 3 km, Ramonene summoned the strength to jog over the finish line nearly 48 minutes behind the race winner.^[6] Shortly after the crowd cheered him to the finish line, he collapsed with exhaustion.

He went to the 2015 Marathon Championships in Beijing, leading the break at 30 km, and then fading to 14th, to finish in 2:17:17.^[7] He failed to finish the 2016 Olympic marathon.

He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he finished 17th in the marathon event.^[8]

External links

• Tsepo Ramonene's profile on the London 2012 Olympics website
• A video on Tsepo created prior to the Olympics

Notes and References

1. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/lesotho/tsepo-mathibelle-262569 Tsepo Mathibelle
2. http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/beijing-2015-marathon-ghebreslassie Report: men’s marathon – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015| News
3. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=mathibelle-tsepo-1055796/index.html Tsepo Mathibelle
4. Web site: Men's marathon - Results. london2012.com. 12 August 2012. 12 August 2012.
5. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/13/lesotho-olympic-team-countrys-hopes London 2012: Lesotho's athletes hope Olympics will put kingdom on the map
6. http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/08/12/canadian-runners-in-good-spirits-after-tough-olympic-marathon/ Canadian runners in good spirits after tough Olympic marathon
7. Web site: IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015, Marathon Me. 2015-08-22. 2015-01-03. IAAF World Championships. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150829074020/http://www.iaafbeijing2015.com/special/iaaf_sch_en/. 2015-08-29.
8. Web site: Marathon - Men's Marathon . BBC Sport . 30 July 2022.