Joseph Tjitunga
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Joseph Tjitunga is a Namibia
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runner
. Tjitunga competed for Namibia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in the men's marathon, where he finished 76th of 124 competitors. As of 2006, Tjitunga held the third fastest time in the marathon for a Namibian runner. Tjitunga also competed at the 1995 and 1997 World Championships in Athletics.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
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Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
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Running
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
. Tjitunga competed for Namibia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Namibia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Namibia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-Silver:* Frankie Fredericks — Athletics, Men's 100 metres* Frankie Fredericks — Athletics, Men's 200 metres-Athletics:* Frankie FredericksMen's Marathon...
in the men's marathon, where he finished 76th of 124 competitors. As of 2006, Tjitunga held the third fastest time in the marathon for a Namibian runner. Tjitunga also competed at the 1995 and 1997 World Championships in Athletics.