Mbulaeni Mulaudzi

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Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
South African
Born(1980-09-08)8 September 1980
Muduluni, South Africa
Died24 October 2014(2014-10-24) (aged 34)
eMalahleni, South Africa
Sport
SportTrack
Event800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 metres: 1:42.86[1]
1500 metres: 3:38.5[1]
Medal record
Men's
athletics
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 800 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Berlin 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Paris 800 m
IAAF World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Budapest 800 m
Silver medal – second place 2006 Moskva 800 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Valencia 800 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 800 m
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Algiers 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Rades 800 m
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Abuja 800 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Algiers 800 m
Representing Africa
IAAF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Athens 800 m

Mbulaeni Tongai Mulaudzi

world champion in the men's 800 metres
.

His first global medal was a silver at the

All-Africa Games in 2003 and 2007.[2] He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics
, where he became an Olympic silver medallist.

His personal best for the 800 m was 1:42.86 minutes. He ranked first on time in the 2006 and 2007 seasons, becoming the first Black South African to achieve such a feat.[3]

Career

Born in

Transvaal Province, he had his first success as a teenager at the 1999 African Junior Athletics Championships, where he won the 800 m title.[4]

His first senior international medal was a silver at the 2000 African Championships in Athletics. He competed at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and finished sixth in his first global final. At his first Commonwealth Games, Mulaudzi was first past the finish line to become the 2002 Commonwealth champion in the 800 m.[5] He won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships the following year, in addition to a silver medal from the 2003 All-Africa Games.[5]

He came to prominence in 2004, when he won at the

2004 Athens Olympics to win an Olympic silver medal.[5] That year he was inducted into the University of Pretoria Sport Hall of fame.[6]

In the 2006 season he ranked number one in the world for the season – South Africa's first black athlete to do so.

2008 Beijing Olympics but was knocked out of the 800 m at the semi-final stage.[9]

He made the 800 m final at four consecutive

Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar.[11]

Death

Mulaudzi died in a car crash on 24 October 2014 at the age of 34.

Khotso Mokoena used Twitter to express their emotions following Mulaudzi's death. Semenya said: "Just lost a brother, a friend very good friend! May your soul rest in peace Mbulayeni Mulaudzi! I love you man will always love you Champ!" and Mokoena said: "I've lost a brother, a friend, and a national hero! Sad news to my soul..."[18]

Personal bests

Honours

Mulaudzi was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in bronze (posthumously) in 2015.[19]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1999 African Junior Championships Tunis, Tunisia 1st 800 metres
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd 1:46.28
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 6th 1:45.01
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 1st 1:46.32
African Championships
Rades
, Tunisia 		3rd 1:46.20
2003 World Championships Paris, France 3rd 1:44.90
IAAF World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 5th
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 2nd 1:46.44
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 1:45.71
Summer Olympics Athens, Greece 2nd 1:44.61
IAAF World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 5th
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th (semis) 1:45.73
IAAF World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 5th
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 2nd 1:47.16
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 6th 1:47.94
IAAF World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 1st
IAAF World Cup Athens, Greece 3rd 1:45.14
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 2nd 1:45.54
World Championships Osaka, Japan 7th 1:47.52
IAAF World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 2nd
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 2nd 1:44.91
Summer Olympics Beijing, China 11th (semis) 1:46.24
IAAF World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 6th
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 1:45.29
IAAF World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 3rd

References

  1. ^ a b All-Athletics. "Profile of Mbulaeni Mulaudzi".
  2. ^ a b "SASCOC mourns Mulaudzi's death". Sport24. 25 October 2014. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. ^ FACTBOX-The late Mbulaeni Mulaudzi. Reuters (24 October 2014). Retrieved on 25 October 2014.
  4. ^ African Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 25 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "Mbulaeni Mulaudzi killed in car accident". eNCA. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Hall of fame > University of Pretoria". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011. Hall of fame Retrieved 25 June 2011
  7. ^ From dusty Village to World Traveler - Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Archived 14 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Time to Run. Retrieved on 23 August 2009.
  8. ^ Winners Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. SASports Awards. Retrieved on 25 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Ex-world 800 metres champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi dies in car crash". Australia: ABC. Reuters. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  10. ^ Former world 800m champion Mulaudzi dies. IAAF (24 October 2014). Retrieved on 25 October 2014.
  11. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 25 April 2010.
  12. ^ News, Eyewitness. "SA Olympic athlete killed in car crash". Retrieved 11 January 2018. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ a b Mdhuli, Nomsa (25 October 2014). "SA has lost one of its most talented athletes". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Details of Mulaudzi crash emerge". Sport24. South African Press Association. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  15. ^ Reuters
  16. ^ "FORMER WORLD 800M CHAMPION MULAUDZI DIES". IAAF. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  17. ^ "IOC statement on the death of South African Olympian Mbulaeni Mulaudzi". International Olympic Committee. 25 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  18. ^ "Caster pays tribute to Mulaudzi". Sport24. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  19. ^ Ngwenya, Jabulile S. (7 December 2015). "Zuma to bestow National Orders awards". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

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