Mluleki Nobanda (born 15 November 1968) is a South African

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who competes in

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s and

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s. He was a team gold medallist at the

1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 8th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on October 3, 1999, in the city of Palermo, Italy. A total of 192 athletes, 119 men and 73 women, from 48 countries, took part. The course was traced through the historical centre of the town ...

with

Hendrick Ramaala Hendrik Ramaala (born 2 February 1972) is a South African long-distance runner. Biography Education Ramaala is a law graduate from the University of the Witwatersrand. He matriculated at St. Bede's secondary school in Ga Molepo area, Polokwane ...

and

Abner Chipu Abner Chipu (born 2 January 1972) is a retired South African long-distance runner. His specialties include Cross, Half Marathon, Marathon, Cross team event and the Half Marathon Team Event. Achievements Personal bests *3000 metres – 8:10.34 m ...

after finishing tenth with a personal best time of 62:17 minutes. He has won marathons in three continents, having taken the

Belgrade Marathon The Belgrade Marathon is a marathon race held annually in Belgrade since 1988. It is typically held in mid-April and also features a half marathon and a fun run for the public. The Belgrade Marathon is one of the biggest sporting events i ...

in 2001, Taipei International Marathon in 2002, and numerous marathons in South Africa.Mluluki Nobanda

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. Retrieved on 2016-03-30. He has also won the prestigious 56 km

Two Oceans Marathon The Two Oceans Marathon is a 56 km / 35-mile ultramarathon and 21 km half-marathon held annually in Cape Town, South Africa on the Saturday of the Easter weekend. Known globally as "the world's most beautiful marathon",Hamlett, Alison ...

. He achieved his personal best at the 1999

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, running a time of 2:12:13 hours for third. He won the

Cape Town Marathon The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is a City Marathon (42.2 km) held in Cape Town, South Africa, first held in its current form in 2007. Available distances include the marathon, a 10K, a 5K, and two trail runs of length 22 km and 12 km. The m ...

in 2007 at the age of 39.Age no barrier for Nobanda
News24 (2007-09-16). Retrieved on 2016-03-30.

International competitions

Circuit wins

: 2007 *

: 2003 * Taipei International Marathon: 2002 *

: 2001 *

Soweto Marathon Soweto () is a Township (South Africa), township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for ''South Western T ...

: 2001

Personal bests

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...

– 1:02:17 (1999) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

– 2:12:13 (1999)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nobanda, Mluleki 1968 births Living people South African male long-distance runners South African male marathon runners Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Taipei Marathon male winners