Lusapho April

Lusapho April

April in the marathon at the 2012 Olympics in London
Personal information
Born May 24, 1982
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight 50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country  South Africa
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon

Lusapho Lesly April (born 1982) is a South African long-distance runner. He was born in Uitenhage.[1] He competed in marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London but managed only 43rd place after falling mid-race.

He set at national record in 25 km road running (1:15:02 [2]) in 2010. He is a two-time winner at the Two Oceans Half Marathon. He set a course record at the 2013 Hannover Marathon, winning in a personal best time of 2:08:32 hours.[3] He was the third-place finisher at the 2013 New York City Marathon.

References

  1. ↑ "Lusapho April". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Wenig, Jörg (9 May 2010). "Kosgei, Keitany shatter 25Km World records in Berlin - Updated". IAAF. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Wenig, Jörg (2013-05-05). April and Burkovska break the course records at the Marathon Hannover . IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-06.

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