Emesia Chizunga

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Emesia Chizunga
Personal information
NationalityMalawian
Born (1954-03-03) 3 March 1954 (age 71)
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event800 metres

Emesia Chizunga (born 3 March 1954) is a Malawian middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] She did not advance from the heats but she did lead the pack for most of the first lap. [2]

She was the first woman to represent Malawi at the Olympics. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emesia Chizunga Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Mandell, Richard D. (1991). The Olympics of 1972: A Munich Diary. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN   978-0-8078-1954-8.
  3. ↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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