Hezekiél Sepeng
Hezekiél Sello Sepeng (born 30 June 1974),[1] is a South African middle distance runner who won silver in the Olympic 800 metres final in Atlanta 1996 (behind Vebjørn Rodal),[2] the 1998 Commonwealth Games (behind Japheth Kimutai) and the World Championships' final in Seville 1999 (behind Wilson Kipketer). He was banned from competition from May 2005 to May 2007 after a positive doping test for nandrolone.[3][4]
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Full name | Hezekiél Sello Sepeng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Potchefstroom | 30 June 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Potchefstroom High School for Boys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was born in Potchefstroom and educated at Potchefstroom Boys High, where he was in the same class as South African commonwealth boxer Sean Santana.
References
- "Hezekiel Sepeng". SAHO. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- Hezekiél Sepeng Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- IAAF suspends Sepeng (Archived). News24. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- "Sepeng banned for two years". Mail&Guardian. 22 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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