Mluleki Nobanda
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Palermo Team

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16th Marathon 2:28:47
1999 World Half Marathon Championships Palermo, Italy 10th Half marathon 1:02:17
1st Half marathon 3:06:01

Circuit wins

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ Mluleki Nobanda. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
  2. ^ Mluluki Nobanda. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
  3. ^ Lombard, Larry (2003-04-19). First-timer Nobanda wins Two Oceans. IOL. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
  4. ^ Mluleki Nobanda. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
  5. ^ Age no barrier for Nobanda. News24 (2007-09-16). Retrieved on 2016-03-30.

External links

Belgrade Marathon – men's winners
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