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| Nationality |  South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Race Walk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 26 August 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lebogang Shange (born 1 August 1990) is a South African race walker.[1] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics[2] and won fourth place in the 2017 World Championships.
He personal best in the 20 kilometres walk is 1:19:18 set at the 2017 IAAF World Championship in London. This is the current national record.
Shange was arrested in 2019 for raping and assaulting a woman in Embalenhle, Mpumalanga. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2023.[3][2]
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2012 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 76th | 20 km walk | 1:30:05 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | – | 20 km walk | DNF |
| 2014 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 61st | 20 km walk | 1:24:18 |
| African Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:26:58 | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 11th | 20 km walk | 1:21:43 |
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:26:43 | |
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 3rd | 20 km walk | 1:21:41 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 44th | 20 km walk | 1:25:07 | |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 9th | 20 km walk | 1:23:27 |
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:25:25 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ Lebogang Shange at World Athletics
- 1 2 "Olympedia – Lebogang Shange". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ Lambley, Garrin (20 April 2023). "BOMBSHELL: SA Olympian jailed for rape and assault". The South African. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
African Champions in men's 20 kilometres race walk | |
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10,000 m track walk in 1979 |
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