Willie Mtolo
William Bhekizizwe Mtolo (born May 5, 1964) is a South African former
For the bulk of his early career, Mtolo was banned from competing internationally until 1992, due to the
A personal best in the marathon of 2:08:15 hours came in 1986 in
Mtolo participated in several marathons in South Africa and won five of them during his career, including the J.S.E. Marathon (1985), S.A. Marathon (1988), Ford Marathon (1988), Two Oceans Marathon (1990),[9] and Peninsula Marathon (1990).[10]
Once Apartheid was ended, the South African sports boycott ceased and Mtolo was able to compete internationally. In his first year of competition abroad, he won both the New York City Marathon and the Enschede Marathon. Towards the end of his career, he won the Macau Marathon in 2000.
Mtolo currently organizes charity runs for peace in South African townships, and has opened his own athletic academy called the Willie Athletic Club.
References
- ^ Zama, Lungani (2011-12-18). Mtolo: In life you can’t win everything. IOL. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
- ^ Willie Mtolo. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
- ^ Longman, Jere (1994-11-02). NEW YORK CITY MARATHON; Mtolo Runs to Bring People Together. New York Times. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
- ^ Durban Athletic Club Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
- ^ City to City 50 km. ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
- ^ Dick King Half Marathon. ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
- ^ National Marathon Champions for South Africa. ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
- ^ RSA Record Progressions- Road. ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
- ^ Two Oceans 56 km. ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
- ^ Peninsula Marathon. ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.