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| Athlete Profile - Hendrick Ramaala |
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| Full Name: |
Hendrick Ramaala |
| Date of Birth: |
2/2/1972 |
| Height: |
1.72m |
| Weight: |
59kg |
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| Player Achievements: |
Marathon - 2 hours 08 minutes 58 sec; Half-marathon - 59 min 29 sec
national records (half-marathon, 10 000 m)
International medals - Marathon team bronze at the World Championships in Paris in 2003
Two silver medals at the World half-marathon championships (1998, 1999)
Participated in two Olympic games (1996 qnd 2000) and in four World Athletics Championships (1995, 1997, 1999 and 2003)
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| Description: |
career goal - to be number ONE in the World in my event (the marathon)
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| Olympic Hero: |
Emil Zatopek, winner of three gold medals in the same Olympics (1952 in Helsinki in the 5 000, 10 000m and marathon) |
| Favourite Olympic Moment: |
The 10 000m race at the Sydney Olympics (2000), when Gebreselassi beat Tergat in a photo finish. And when Abebe Bikila won the Rome Olympic marathon in 1960, running bare feet. |
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