Stephen Mokoka
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Stephen Mokoka (born January 31, 1985 ) is a South African long-distance runner .
In 2009 he took part in the Half Marathon World Championships , which were held in Birmingham , for which he needed 1:01:36 h.
On August 12, 2012, he took part in the London 2012 Olympic Games marathon . It took him 2:19:52 hours, which meant 49th place.
At the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow , he ran in the 10,000 meter run in 20th place. In December 2013, he won the Shanghai Marathon with 2:09:30 h.
In 2014 he won the Great Scottish Run in Glasgow on October 5th with 1:01:25 h. In November he repeated his success from the previous year at the Shanghai Marathon. This time it took 2:08:43 h.
In 2015 he ran in the 10,000 meter run at the World Championships in Beijing with 28:47:40 minutes in 20th place.
Mokaka has also triumphed four times on the half marathon route at the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town (2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015).
Personal bests
- 1500 m : 3: 38.55 min, March 21, 2010, Durban
- 5000 m : 13: 11.44 min, April 18, 2015, Potchefstroom
- 10,000 m : 27: 40.73 min, April 13, 2012, Port Elizabeth
- 10 km road run : 27:38 min, May 10, 2015, Manchester
- Half marathon : 1:00:47 h, March 29, 2014, Copenhagen
- Marathon : 2: 08: 33h, November 7, 2010, Seoul
Web links
- Stephen Mokoka in the database of World Athletics (English)
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| SURNAME | Mokoka, Stephen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1985 |