Ofentse Mogawane (born 20 February 1982) is a former South African sprinter who specialized in the

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Career

He finished sixth in the 2006 African Championships. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships and the

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without reaching the finals. In 2007 Mogawane was found guilty of

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doping. The sample was delivered on 22 June 2006 in an in-competition test in

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, Algeria. He received a public warning from the

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rather than a lengthy ban. Mogawane was included in South African team and ran in the 4 × 400 m relay at the

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in Daegu, South Korea. South Africa advanced to the finals with a national record time of 2 minutes 59.21 seconds, and took Silver in the final. At the

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, Mogawane was part of the South African team in the 4x400 metres relay race first semifinal, where he ran the second leg. He fell and dislocated his shoulder when he collided with Kenya's Vincent Kiilu, resulting in South Africa's withdrawal from the race. South Africa was passed into the final on appeal to the IAAF, due to interference from the Kenyan athlete who downed Mogawane. They were assigned the 9th lane and finished in 8th place with their season's best time of 3:03.46.

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* 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Johannesburg South African male sprinters Doping cases in athletics South African sportspeople in doping cases Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for South Africa World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa 20th-century South African people 21st-century South African people Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub

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