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]
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Full name | Hezekiél Sello Sepeng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1974-06-30) 30 June 1974 (age 48) Potchefstroom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Potchefstroom High School for Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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Preceded by Shirene Human |
Flagbearer for ![]() Sydney 2000 |
Succeeded by Alexander Heath |
Summer Universiade champions in men's 800 metres | |
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