Lusapho April

South African long-distance runner

1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)Weight50 kg (110 lb)SportCountry

South AfricaSportAthleticsEventMarathon

Lusapho Lesly April (born May 24, 1982) is a South African long-distance runner. He was born in Uitenhage.^[1] He competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but managed only 43rd place after falling mid-race.

He set a national record in 25 km road running (1:15:02 ^[2]) in 2010. He is a two-time winner at the Two Oceans Half Marathon. He set a course record at the 2013 Hannover Marathon, winning in a personal best time of 2:08:32 hours.^[3] He was the third-place finisher at the 2013 New York City Marathon.

He competed in the men's marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He finished in 24th place with a time of 2:15:24.^[4]

References

^ "Lusapho April". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ Wenig, Jörg (9 May 2010). "Kosgei, Keitany shatter 25Km World records in Berlin - Updated". IAAF. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ Wenig, Jörg (2013-05-05). April and Burkovska break the course records at the Marathon Hannover . IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-06.
^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.