Hezekiél Sello Sepeng (born 30 June 1974), is a South African middle distance runner who won silver in the Olympic

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final in Atlanta 1996 (behind Vebjørn Rodal), the

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(behind Japheth Kimutai) and the World Championships' final in Seville 1999 (behind

Wilson Kipketer Wilson Kosgei Kipketer (born 12 December 1972) is a Danish former middle distance runner. With a personal best of 1:41.11, Kipketer is tied with Emmanuel Wanyonyi as the second fastest of all time over the 800 meter distance, behind David ...

). He was banned from competition from May 2005 to May 2007 after a positive doping test for

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. He was born in

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and educated at Potchefstroom Boys High, where he was in the same class as South African commonwealth boxer Sean Santana.

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* 1974 births Sportspeople from Potchefstroom Athletes from North West (South African province) Doping cases in athletics South African male middle-distance runners South African sportspeople in doping cases Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Living people Olympic athletes for South Africa Olympic silver medalists for South Africa World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for South Africa Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games bronze medalists for South Africa African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Africa Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 21st-century South African sportsmen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{SouthAfrica-Olympic-medalist-stub

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