Hezekiél Sepeng

Hezekiél Sepeng
Personal information
Full nameHezekiél Sello Sepeng
NationalitySouth African
Born (1974-06-30) 30 June 1974
Potchefstroom
Alma materPotchefstroom High School for Boys
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country South Africa
SportAthletics
Event800m
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 800 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Seville 800 m
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 800 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 800 m
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka 800m

Hezekiél Sello Sepeng (born 30 June 1974),[1] is a South African middle distance runner who won silver in the Olympic 800 metres final in Atlanta 1996 (behind Vebjørn Rodal),[2] the 1998 Commonwealth Games (behind Japheth Kimutai) and the World Championships' final in Seville 1999 (behind Wilson Kipketer). He was banned from competition from May 2005 to May 2007 after a positive doping test for nandrolone.[3][4]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hezekiel Sepeng". SAHO. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ Hezekiél Sepeng Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  3. ^ IAAF suspends Sepeng (Archived). News24. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  4. ^ "Sepeng banned for two years". Mail&Guardian. 22 May 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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