Tebello Ramakongoana
Lesotho athlete (born 1996)
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Tebello Ramakongoana (born 13 October 1996) is a long-distance runner from Lesotho. He was fourth in the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[1]
Ramakongoana in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 October 1996 Mohlapiso, Maseepho Community Council, Qacha's Nek, Lesotho |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Marathon: 2:06:18 (Xiamen, 2025) NR |
Career
He comes from Mohlapiso, Maseepho in the Qacha's Nek District of Lesotho and is a member of Xcel Running Club.[2]
He competed in 2023 with a Lesotho National Olympics Committee (LNOC) athletics scholarship.[3] In March 2023, he won the Durban Marathon.[4] In 2023, he also set a new Lesotho national half Marathon record with a run of 1:00:35 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon in Gqeberha.[5]
He finished in fourth place in the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in a personal best time of 2:09:57.[6]
In February 2024, he set a new national record time of 2:08:09 at the Osaka Marathon.[7] He won the Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Washington in May 2024.[8]
In the men's marathon at the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024, Ramakongoana finished in seventh place in with a national record time of 2:07:58. He improved that national record to 2:06:18 at the Xiamen Marathon in January 2025.[9]
