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  • Amantle Montsho (born July 4, 1983) is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition. She has also...0September 27, 2011

    Amantle Montsho

    Amantle Montsho (born July 4, 1983) is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition. She has also…

  • Patrick Makau Musyoki (born 2 March 1985 in Manyanzwani, Eastern Province) is a runner from Kenya. He holds the unofficial world record in the marathon with a time of 02:03:38, set at the...0September 27, 2011

    Patrick Makau Musyoki

    Patrick Makau Musyoki (born 2 March 1985 in Manyanzwani, Eastern Province) is a runner from Kenya. He holds the unofficial world record in the marathon with a time of 02:03:38, set at the…

  • Image by Getty Images via @daylife David Lekuta Rudisha (born 17 December 1988) is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world record holder in the 800 metres with a time of 1:41.09....0August 23, 2010

    David Lekuta Rudisha

    Image by Getty Images via @daylife David Lekuta Rudisha (born 17 December 1988) is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world record holder in the 800 metres with a time of 1:41.09….

  • Ernest Obeng (born 8 April 1956) is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. His personal best time was 10.21 seconds, achieved in August 1980 in Budapest. Ghana boycotted the Olympic Games...0July 29, 2010

    Ernest Obeng

    Ernest Obeng (born 8 April 1956) is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. His personal best time was 10.21 seconds, achieved in August 1980 in Budapest. Ghana boycotted the Olympic Games…

  • Michael Essien (also referred to as Mickaël Essien) (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. He is an all-round midfielder who can play multiple midfield...0June 1, 2010

    Michael Essien

    Michael Essien (also referred to as Mickaël Essien) (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. He is an all-round midfielder who can play multiple midfield…

  • Salomon Kalou (born August 5, 1985 in Oumé, Côte d’Ivoire) is an Ivorian professional football player, who plays his club football as a forward for Chelsea in the English Premier League, and formerly for the Dutch...0June 1, 2010

    Salomon Kalou

    Salomon Kalou (born August 5, 1985 in Oumé, Côte d’Ivoire) is an Ivorian professional football player, who plays his club football as a forward for Chelsea in the English Premier League, and formerly for the Dutch…

  • Daba Modibo Keïta (born 5 April 1981) is an Malian Taekwondo athlete. Keïta has competed in international competitions since 1996, and in 2007 became the Heavyweight (+84 kg) division 2007...0March 7, 2010

    Daba Modibo Keïta

    Daba Modibo Keïta (born 5 April 1981) is an Malian Taekwondo athlete. Keïta has competed in international competitions since 1996, and in 2007 became the Heavyweight (+84 kg) division 2007…

  • Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong (born 19 December, 1974) nicknamed “The Snow Leopard”, is a Ghanaian skiier and is the first person from Ghana to take part in the Winter Olympics, at the...0March 1, 2010

    Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong

    Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong (born 19 December, 1974) nicknamed “The Snow Leopard”, is a Ghanaian skiier and is the first person from Ghana to take part in the Winter Olympics, at the…

  • Abebe Bikila (አበበ ቢቂላ) (August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was a two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia. He was the first black African in history to win a...0January 17, 2010

    Abebe Bikila

    Abebe Bikila (አበበ ቢቂላ) (August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was a two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia. He was the first black African in history to win a…

  • Junior lightweight boxer Esther Phiri was born in Lusaka, Zambia on January 1 1987, the fourth of eight children – she has three brothers and four sisters. Her father was...2December 16, 2009

    Esther Phiri

    Junior lightweight boxer Esther Phiri was born in Lusaka, Zambia on January 1 1987, the fourth of eight children – she has three brothers and four sisters. Her father was…

  • Mokgadi Caster Semenya (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. She won gold in the 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics with a time of 1:55.45 in the final.0September 9, 2009

    Caster Semenya

    Mokgadi Caster Semenya (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. She won gold in the 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics with a time of 1:55.45 in the final.

  • Françoise Mbango Etone (born 14 April 1976) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Cameroon. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump at the 2004...0August 25, 2008

    Françoise Mbango Etone

    Françoise Mbango Etone (born 14 April 1976) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Cameroon. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump at the 2004…

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