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Hezekiél Sepeng

1974 - Today

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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hezekiél Sepeng has received more than 42,172 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hezekiél Sepeng is the 5,890th most popular athlete (down from 3,890th in 2019), the 412th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 335th in 2019) and the 38th most popular South African Athlete.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hezekiél Sepeng ranks 5,890 out of 6,025. Before him are Danyon Loader, Guillaume Chaine, Sibel Özkan, Steven Da Costa, Luis Cruz, and Regan Smith. After him are Seve van Ass, Silken Laumann, Tian Tao, Beau Hoopman, Kirill Gerassimenko, and Qiu Bo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Hezekiél Sepeng ranks 1,123. Before him are AR Murugadoss, Kenji Wakai, Trick Daddy, Satoshi Mashimo, Takahiro Okubo, and Wendy Houvenaghel. After him are Koji Yoshinari, Deborah Cox, Shwetha Menon, Tricky Stewart, Jeremy Hunt, and Dominic Matteo.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Hezekiél Sepeng ranks 412 out of 454. Before him are L. J. van Zyl (1985), James Thompson (1986), Zane Weir (1995), Tatjana Schoenmaker (1997), Gary Kirsten (1967), and Wayne Odesnik (1985). After him are Akani Simbine (1993), Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (1985), Calvin Marlin (1976), Faf du Plessis (1984), Quinton de Kock (1992), and Themba Mnguni (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Hezekiél Sepeng ranks 38. Before him are Luvo Manyonga (1991), Sunette Viljoen (1983), Jacques Freitag (1982), L. J. van Zyl (1985), James Thompson (1986), and Zane Weir (1995). After him are Akani Simbine (1993), Anaso Jobodwana (1992), Clinton Hill (1980), Bridgitte Hartley (1983), Karin Melis Mey (1983), and John Smith (1990).

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