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| Born | 10 March 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Zambia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward Mwanza (born 10 March 1989) [1] is a Zambian long-distance runner. He competed at the World Cross Country Championships in 2013, 2015 and 2019.
Mwanza competed for the Green Buffaloes athletics club. [2] He was considered the best Zambian 10,000 metres runner in the 2010s, winning the 2012 Zambian Athletics Championships titles over 5000 m and 10,000 m, until he was beaten by Jackson Kashiya in 2023. [3] Mwanza also won gold medals in the 5000 m and 10,000 m at the 2013 African Southern Region Athletics Championships in Gaborone. [4]
At the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in China, Mwanza finished in 56th place. His performance was described as "competitive" despite camping disadvantages compared to other African countries. [5]
Mwanza also had a successful road running career, placing 2nd at the 2016 and 2017 Lafarge Marathon 21 km races. [6] [7]
In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. [1] [8] He finished in 112th place. [8]
