Lusapho April

Lusapho April

April in the marathon in Berlin, 2015
Personal information
Born (1982-05-24) May 24, 1982
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 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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