Lebogang Shange

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Lebogang Shange
Personal information
NationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 33)
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace Walk
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville 20 km walk
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Marrakech 20 km walk
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Durban 20 km walk
Updated on 26 August 2016.

Lebogang Shange (born 1 August 1990) is a South African race walker. [1] His biggest success is the fourth place in the 2017 World Championships.

He personal best in the 20 kilometres walk is 1:19:18 set at the 2017 IAAF World Championship in London. This is the current national record.

Shange was arrested in 2019 for raping and assaulting a woman in Embalenhle, Mpumalanga. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2023. [2]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2012 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 76th20 km walk 1:30:05
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 20 km walk DNF
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 61st20 km walk 1:24:18
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 1st20 km walk 1:26:58
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 11th20 km walk 1:21:43
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st20 km walk 1:26:43
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 3rd20 km walk 1:21:41
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 44th20 km walk 1:25:07
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 9th20 km walk 1:23:27
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 2nd20 km walk 1:25:25

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References

  1. Lebogang Shange at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Lambley, Garrin (20 April 2023). "BOMBSHELL: SA Olympian jailed for rape and assault". The South African. Retrieved 27 January 2024.