Lungile Gongqa

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.[4] He hails from Khayelitsha in Cape Town.[4]

Lungile Gongqa
Personal information
Born (1979-02-22) 22 February 1979
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Marathon

References

  1. "Lungile Gongqa". Rio 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. "Brave April earns commendable marathon finish". sport24.co.za. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. "Men's Marathon". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. Vice, Telford. "Two Oceans winner Gongqa won't run Comrades". timeslive.co.za.


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