Mluleki Nobanda

Mluleki Nobanda

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
	1999 Palermo	Team

Mluleki Nobanda (born 15 November 1968) is a South African long-distance runner who competes in half marathons and marathons. He was a team gold medallist at the 1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships with Hendrick Ramaala and Abner Chipu after finishing tenth with a personal best time of 62:17 minutes.^[1]

He has won marathons in three continents, having taken the Belgrade Marathon in 2001, Taipei International Marathon in 2002, and numerous marathons in South Africa.^[2] He has also won the prestigious 56 km Two Oceans Marathon.^[3] He achieved his personal best at the 1999 Reims Marathon, running a time of 2:12:13 hours for third.^[4] He won the Cape Town Marathon in 2007 at the age of 39.^[5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	16th	Marathon	2:28:47
1999	World Half Marathon Championships	Palermo, Italy	10th	Half marathon	1:02:17
			1st	Half marathon	3:06:01

Circuit wins

• Cape Town Marathon: 2007
• Two Oceans Marathon: 2003
• Taipei International Marathon: 2002
• Belgrade Marathon: 2001
• Soweto Marathon: 2001

Personal bests

• Half marathon – 1:02:17 (1999)
• Marathon – 2:12:13 (1999)

References

1. Mluleki Nobanda. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
2. Mluluki Nobanda. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
3. Lombard, Larry (2003-04-19). First-timer Nobanda wins Two Oceans. IOL. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
4. Mluleki Nobanda. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-30.
5. Age no barrier for Nobanda. News24 (2007-09-16). Retrieved on 2016-03-30.

External links

• Mluleki Nobanda profile at IAAF