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Hezekiél Sepeng

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Hezekiél Sello Sepeng (born 30 June 1974), is a South African middle distance runner who won silver in the Olympic 800 metres final in Atlanta 1996 (behind Vebjørn Rodal), the 1998 Commonwealth Games (behind Japheth Kimutai) and the World Championships' final in Seville 1999 (behind Wilson Kipketer). He was banned from competition from May 2005 to May 2007 after a positive doping test for nandrolone. He was born in Potchefstroom and educated at Potchefstroom Boys High, where he was in the same class as South African commonwealth boxer Sean Santana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hezekiél Sepeng is the 5,859th most popular athlete (up from 5,898th in 2019), the 416th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 412th in 2019) and the 38th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hezekiél Sepeng ranks 5,859 out of 6,025. Before him are Ramiro Peña, Jake Arrieta, Jolanta Ogar-Hill, Elise Rechichi, Adrian Carambula, and Cai Zelin. After him are El-Hassan El-Abbassi, Meerim Zhumanazarova, Vincent Hancock, Briken Calja, Alberto Ginés López, and Ivana Maksimović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Hezekiél Sepeng ranks 1,127. Before him are Canibus, Dana Powell, Deborah Cox, Jeremy Scahill, Beanie Sigel, and Styles P. After him are Rune Glifberg, Shannon MacMillan, Trick Daddy, Malik Rose, Michael Peca, and Tricky Stewart.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Hezekiél Sepeng ranks 416 out of 454. Before him are Kyle Edmund (1995), Lebo Mothiba (1996), Ruswahl Samaai (1991), Murray Stewart (1986), Thanduyise Khuboni (1986), and Lloyd Harris (1997). After him are Schalk Burger (1983), Burry Stander (1987), Ryan Gibbons (1994), Thulani Serero (1990), Thuso Mbedu (1991), and Gary Kirsten (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Hezekiél Sepeng ranks 38. Before him are Okkert Brits (1973), James Thompson (1986), Clinton Hill (1980), Nicholas Martinez (null), Ruswahl Samaai (1991), and Murray Stewart (1986). After him are Karin Melis Mey (1983), Jacques Freitag (1982), Luvo Manyonga (1991), Akani Simbine (1993), John Smith (1990), and Rory Sabbatini (1976).

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