Lebogang Shange
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 33)
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace Walk
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  South Africa
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 20 km walk
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Marrakech 20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Durban 20 km walk
Updated on 26 August 2016.

Lebogang Shange (born 1 August 1990) is a South African race walker.[1] His biggest success is the fourth place in the 2017 World Championships.

He personal best in the 20 kilometres walk is 1:19:18 set at the 2017 IAAF World Championship in London. This is the current national record.

Shange was arrested in 2019 for raping and assaulting a woman in Embalenhle, Mpumalanga. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2023.[2]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Africa
2012 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 76th 20 km walk 1:30:05
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia – 20 km walk DNF
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 61st 20 km walk 1:24:18
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 1st 20 km walk 1:26:58
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 11th 20 km walk 1:21:43
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st 20 km walk 1:26:43
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 3rd 20 km walk 1:21:41
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 44th 20 km walk 1:25:07
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 9th 20 km walk 1:23:27
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 2nd 20 km walk 1:25:25

References

  1. ^ Lebogang Shange at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Lambley, Garrin (20 April 2023). "BOMBSHELL: SA Olympian jailed for rape and assault". The South African. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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