Desmond Mokgobu

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Desmond Mokgobu
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Born (1988-11-23) 23 November 1988 (age 35)
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CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Sport Track and field
Event long-distance running
Updated on 29 August 2015

Pheeha Desmond Mokgobo (or Mokgobu) (born 23 November 1988) is a male South African long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, finishing 41st. [1] In the following World Championships, held in London in 2017, he completed the marathon in 2:16:14, ranking in the 21st place. [2]

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  1. "Men's marathon heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 9 August 2017.