Mapaseka Makhanya
Event: Women’s Long Distances Date of birth: 1985/04/09 Personal bests: 800m (2:03.36),...
Van Dyk edged off the podium in New York
Updated: November 6, 2016
Wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk finished fourth at the New York City Marathon on Sunday in 1:40:08.
Van Dyk, the defending champion, was more than four minutes off the pace of Swiss winner Marcel Hug (1:35:49), though the ever-consistent veteran delivered another superb effort and narrowly missed out on third place in a sprint finish.
The women’s wheelchair race was won by Tatyana McFadden of the United States in 1:47:43.
World champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea won the overall able-bodied title at the World Marathon Majors contest in 2:07:51 and Mary Keitany of Kenya earned her third straight win in the women’s event in 2:24:26.
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Willem Coertzen
Event: Men’s Decathlon Date of birth: 1982/12/30 Personal bests: 100m (10.88), 400m...
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Stephen Mokoka
Event: Men’s Long Distances Date of birth: 1985/01/31 Personal bests: 3 000m...