Namakoe Nkhasi

Namakoe Nkhasi (born 10 January 1993) is a Lesotho long-distance runner who competes in distances from 5000 metres to the half marathon. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the bronze medallist in the 10,000 metres at the African Championships in Athletics in 2016.

Namakoe Nkhasi
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Lesotho
African Championships
2016 Durban10,000 m

Nkhasi began taking part in South African races in 2013. He took his first prominent victory there in 2016, with a win at the Two Oceans Half Marathon. He gained his first international selection for Lesotho for the 2016 African Championships in Athletics and delivered national records of 13:21.68 minutes for the 5000 m and 28:06.33 minutes for the 10,000 m. He took eighth in the 5000 m and was a bronze medallist in the 10,000 m.[2]

He was chosen to represent Lesotho at the 2016 Summer Olympics and ran in the 5000 m heats only.[3]

Personal bests

All information from All-Athletics profile.[4]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 6th 5000 m 13:21.68
3rd 10,000 m 28:06.33
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 32nd (h) 5000 m 13:41.92

References
  1. Namakoe Nkhasi. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
  2. Namakoe Nkhasi. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
  3. Namakoe Nkhasi. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
  4. Namakoe NKHASI. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
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