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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 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hezekiél Sepeng is the 6,867th most popular athlete (down from 5,875th in 2024), the 473rd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 411th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hezekiél Sepeng ranks 6,867 out of 6,025. Before him are Jake Arrieta, Monika Hojnisz-Staręga, Jolanta Ogar-Hill, Elise Rechichi, Adrian Carambula, and Cai Zelin. After him are El-Hassan El-Abbassi, Meerim Zhumanazarova, Elif Jale Yeşilırmak, Vincent Hancock, Richard Hounslow, and Vadzim Straltsou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Hezekiél Sepeng ranks 1,383. Before him are Bobby Aloysius, Richard Christy, Jeremy Scahill, Beanie Sigel, Styles P, and Onandi Lowe. After him are Lucy Powell, Rune Glifberg, Ante Milicic, Shannon MacMillan, Brian Baloyi, and Kristie Lu Stout.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Hezekiél Sepeng ranks 473 out of 454. Before him are Ruswahl Samaai (1991), Murray Stewart (1986), Thanduyise Khuboni (1986), Dena Kaplan (1989), Andy Flower (1968), and Lloyd Harris (1997). After him are Schalk Burger (1983), Hansie Cronje (1969), Burry Stander (1987), Kim Engelbrecht (1980), Ryan Gibbons (1994), and Llewellyn Herbert (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Hezekiél Sepeng ranks 43. Before him are Robin Bell (1977), James Thompson (1986), Clinton Hill (1980), Nicholas Martinez (null), Ruswahl Samaai (1991), and Murray Stewart (1986). After him are Llewellyn Herbert (1977), Karin Melis Mey (1983), Jacques Freitag (1982), Luvo Manyonga (1991), Akani Simbine (1993), and John Smith (1990).

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