Lucky Bhembe

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Lucky Willie Bhembe (born 25 October 1973) is a Swazi athlete. [1] He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [2] [3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia51stMarathon 2:23:08

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References

  1. IAAF profile
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lucky Willie Bhembe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists . p.  15. ISBN   978-1845137731.