Lusapho Lesly April (born May 24, 1982) is a South African
long-distance runner. He was born in
Uitenhage
Uitenhage ( ; ), officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port E ...
.
He competed in the
marathon at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
, but managed only 43rd place after falling mid-race.
He set a
national record in 25 km road running (1:15:02 ) in 2010. He is a two-time winner at the
Two Oceans Half Marathon. He set a course record at the 2013
Hannover Marathon
The Hannover Marathon is an annual road running event featuring races over the marathon, half marathon and 10 km distance that is held in May in the city of Hannover, Germany. Over 15,000 people took part in the day's races at the 2011 editio ...
, winning in a personal best time of 2:08:32 hours. He was the third-place finisher at the 2013
New York City Marathon
The New York City Marathon (currently branded TCS New York City Marathon after its headline sponsor (commercial), sponsor) is an annual Marathon (sport), marathon () that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest mar ...
.
He competed in the
men's marathon at the
2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
. He finished in 24th place with a time of 2:15:24.
References
External links
*
*
1982 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Uitenhage
South African male long-distance runners
South African male marathon runners
Olympic athletes for South Africa
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
{{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub
_-_London_2012_Mens_Marathon.jpg.html){kind=link}