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Lesotho athlete (born 1996)
Tebello Ramakongoana
Ramakongoana in 2023
Personal information
Born (1996-10-13) 13 October 1996 (age 28)
Mohlapiso, Maseepho Community Council, Qacha's Nek, Lesotho
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Marathon: 2:07:58 (Paris, 2024)

Tebello Ramakongoana (born 13 October 1996) is a long-distance runner from Lesotho. He was fourth in the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.

Career

He comes from Mohlapiso, Maseepho in the Qacha's Nek District of Lesotho and is a member of Xcel Running Club.

He competed in 2023 with a Lesotho National Olympics Committee (LNOC) athletics scholarship. In March 2023, he won the Durban Marathon. In 2023, he also set a new Lesotho national half Marathon record with a run of 1:00:35 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon in Gqeberha.

He finished in fourth place in the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in a personal best time of 2:09:57.

In February 2024, he set a new national record time of 2:08:09 at the Osaka Marathon. He won the Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Washington in May 2024.

He positioned 7th at the Paris Olympics 2024 in august for a marathon.

References

  1. "Tebello Ramakongoana". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. Msimango, Thathe (January 22, 2024). "'My target is to run sub 2:08' - Tebello Ramakongoana reflects on great 2023 and looks ahead to 2024". Thetoprunner. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. Mahao, Seabata (4 September 2023). "Ramakongoana qualifies for Olympic games". newsdayonline. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  4. Whitehead, Mosibodi (March 13, 2023). "'You have to work hard' - Ramakongoana shares his secret after winning Durban International Marathon". The Top Runner. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. Msimango, Thathe (June 3, 2023). "'There is a new Thabang' - SA Champ Mosiako reigns supreme at NMB Half Marathon". Thetoprunner.co.za. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  6. "Tebello Ramakongoana Qualifies For The Olympics". news.vdoto2. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  7. "RAMAKONGOANA SMASHES NATIONAL RECORD IN MARATHON". lena.gov. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  8. "Tebello Ramakogoana uses patient approach to win Bloomsday men's elite title". Spokesman.com. May 5, 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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