Elizabeth Mongudhi (born 15 June 1970 in

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) is a female retired

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n athlete competing in the long-distance events.

Athletics career

She represented

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in the 3,000 metres event, at the

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in Victoria,

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. She represented Namibia at the

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and

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, as well as two World Championships. Her biggest success is the bronze medal in the marathon at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

Competition record

References

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All-Athletics profile
1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Windhoek Namibian female long-distance runners English female long-distance runners British female long-distance runners Namibian female marathon runners English female marathon runners British female marathon runners Olympic athletes for Namibia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Namibia World Athletics Championships athletes for Namibia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Namibia Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 1997 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1999 Summer Universiade {{Namibia-athletics-bio-stub