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Nationality | South African |
Born | 1988 (age 35–36) [2] |
Tete Morena Dijana (born 1988) is a South African ultramarathon runner who won the Comrades Marathon in 2022 and 2023. [3] [2] [4] [1] [5]
Originally from Mahikeng in the North West province, Dijana quit his job as a security guard at North-West University to focus on running. [6] [4] [7]
In his debut Comrades Marathon in 2019, Dijana finished in 50th place with a time of 6:25:03 and earned a silver medal. [2] [6] [4] [a]
Dijana joined the Nedbank Running Club in 2022. [6] He finished second in the 2022 Nedbank Breaking Barriers 50 km, one place ahead of Edward Mothibi, a Nedbank teammate and the winner of the 2019 Comrades Marathon. [6]
At the 2022 Comrades Marathon, Dijana and Mothibi ran together as the race leaders during part of the second half of the race. [4] Eventually, Dijana broke away with less than 10 km (6.2 mi) to go, and won the race with a time of 5:30:38, over three minutes ahead of Mothibi, who finished in second place. [9] [3] [4] [b]
Tete Dijana and Gerda Steyn had a record-breaking run at 2023 Comrades Marathon as they emerged as winners in the Men and Women categories.[ citation needed]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | South African |
Born | 1988 (age 35–36) [2] |
Tete Morena Dijana (born 1988) is a South African ultramarathon runner who won the Comrades Marathon in 2022 and 2023. [3] [2] [4] [1] [5]
Originally from Mahikeng in the North West province, Dijana quit his job as a security guard at North-West University to focus on running. [6] [4] [7]
In his debut Comrades Marathon in 2019, Dijana finished in 50th place with a time of 6:25:03 and earned a silver medal. [2] [6] [4] [a]
Dijana joined the Nedbank Running Club in 2022. [6] He finished second in the 2022 Nedbank Breaking Barriers 50 km, one place ahead of Edward Mothibi, a Nedbank teammate and the winner of the 2019 Comrades Marathon. [6]
At the 2022 Comrades Marathon, Dijana and Mothibi ran together as the race leaders during part of the second half of the race. [4] Eventually, Dijana broke away with less than 10 km (6.2 mi) to go, and won the race with a time of 5:30:38, over three minutes ahead of Mothibi, who finished in second place. [9] [3] [4] [b]
Tete Dijana and Gerda Steyn had a record-breaking run at 2023 Comrades Marathon as they emerged as winners in the Men and Women categories.[ citation needed]