Hezekiél Sepeng
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Hezekiél Sello Sepeng (born June 30, 1974), is a South Africa
n middle distance runner who came second in the Olympic 800 metres
final in Atlanta 1996 (behind Vebjørn Rodal
), the 1998 Commonwealth Games
(behind Japheth Kimutai
) and the World Championships' final
in Seville 1999 (behind Wilson Kipketer
). He was banned from competition from May 2005 to May 2007 after a positive doping test for nandrolone
.
He was born in Potchefstroom and educated at Potchefstroom Boys High, where he was in the same class as South African boxer Sean Santana
and the Zimbabwean mountain biker Warren Carne
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n middle distance runner who came second in the Olympic 800 metres
800 metres
The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...
final in Atlanta 1996 (behind Vebjørn Rodal
Vebjørn Rodal
Vebjørn Rodal is a Norwegian former middle distance athlete, his career high point coming when he won the gold medal in the 800 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...
), the 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
(behind Japheth Kimutai
Japheth Kimutai
Japheth Kimutai is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specialized in 800 metres.In 1998 he won the gold medal at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games in a time of 1:43.82. In the same year he won the African Championships 800 metres in Dakar, Senegal...
) and the World Championships' final
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
in Seville 1999 (behind Wilson Kipketer
Wilson Kipketer
Wilson Kosgei Kipketer is a Kenyan born Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current indoor world records at the 1000 and 800 metres distance. While dominating the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time...
). He was banned from competition from May 2005 to May 2007 after a positive doping test for nandrolone
Nandrolone
Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid that may be present naturally in the human body, albeit in minute quantities of less than 0.4 ng/ml. Nandrolone is most commonly sold commercially as its decanoate ester and less commonly as a phenylpropionate ester...
.
He was born in Potchefstroom and educated at Potchefstroom Boys High, where he was in the same class as South African boxer Sean Santana
Sean Santana
Sean Santana is a South African boxer. He was educated at Potchefstroom Boys High and graduated in 1994, he was in the same high school class as Zimbabwean cyclist Warren Carne and the South African 800m Atlanta Olympic Silver medalist Hezekiél Sepeng....
and the Zimbabwean mountain biker Warren Carne
Warren Carne
Warren James Carne born 14 October 1975 in Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Rhodesia is a former Zimbabwean Mountain biker.-Early years:...
.