Elizabeth Mongudhi

Elizabeth Mongudhi (born 15 June 1970 in Windhoek) is a female retired Namibian athlete competing in the long-distance events.[2]

Elizabeth Mongudhi
Personal information
NationalityNamibian/English
Born (1970-06-15) June 15, 1970
Windhoek, South-West Africa
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)Marathon, half marathon
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Namibia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur marathon

Athletics career

She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4][5]

She represented Namibia at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships. Her biggest success is the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[6]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  England
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 13th 3000 m 9:38.95
Representing  Namibia
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 14th 5000 m 16:34.26
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 59th Marathon 2:56:19
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy 9th Half marathon 1:21:40
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd Marathon 2:43:28
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 6th Half marathon 1:16:02
World Championships Seville, Spain 27th Marathon 2:40:07
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 4th Marathon 2:52:59
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia – Marathon DNF
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 36th Marathon 2:42:23
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 10th Marathon 2:49:19

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Elizabeth Mongudhi at World Athletics
  3. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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