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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Desmond MOKGOBU

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    South Africa South Africa
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    23 NOV 1988     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14362555
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Bronze

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's 5000m 408 921
Men's Marathon 305 1162
Men's Overall Ranking 1268 1162
Men's Road Running 286 1068

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's 10,000m 813 for 1 week
Men's 5000m 394 for 1 week
Men's Marathon 220 for 1 week
Men's Overall Ranking 976 for 1 week
Men's Road Running 165 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 8:13.97 Stadium, Boksburg (RSA) 14 NOV 2020 975
5000 Metres 14:16.04 Germiston (RSA) 27 APR 2019 947
10,000 Metres 29:26.5h Germiston (RSA) 11 FEB 2018 1002
5 Kilometres 14:23 Johannesburg (RSA) 11 JUN 2017 940
10 Kilometres 28:48 Cape Town (RSA) 15 SEP 2019 1068
12 Kilometres 36:00 Cape Town (RSA) 21 MAY 2017 0
15 Kilometres 44:54 Pretoria (RSA) 16 AUG 2014 1021
Half Marathon 1:01:50 Port Elizabeth (RSA) 28 JUL 2018 1117
25 Kilometres 1:15:07 Kolkata (IND) 15 DEC 2019 1098
Marathon 2:09:13 Valencia (ESP) 06 DEC 2020 1176

Legend

* Not legal.

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
5000 Metres 14:16.22 Stadium, Boksburg (RSA) 27 MAR 2021 946

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 8:13.97 Stadium, Boksburg (RSA) 14 NOV 2020

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2021 14:16.22 Stadium, Boksburg (RSA) 27 MAR 2021
2019 14:16.04 Germiston (RSA) 27 APR 2019
2009 14:23.6h Durban (RSA) 06 FEB 2009

Outdoor

5 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2017 14:23 Johannesburg (RSA) 11 JUN 2017

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018 29:26.5h Germiston (RSA) 11 FEB 2018

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2019 28:48 Cape Town (RSA) 15 SEP 2019
2018 30:36 Howick (RSA) 26 AUG 2018
2016 29:44 Benoni (RSA) 31 JAN 2016
2013 29:27 Pretoria (RSA) 16 FEB 2013
2012 28:54 Kimberley (RSA) 19 MAY 2012
2011 29:01 Cape Town (RSA) 25 SEP 2011

Outdoor

12 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2017 36:00 Cape Town (RSA) 21 MAY 2017

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2014 44:54 Pretoria (RSA) 16 AUG 2014
2012 45:36 Irene (RSA) 07 JUL 2012
2011 47:43 Kempton Park (RSA) 26 JAN 2011

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 1:02:26 Bucureşti (ROU) 12 MAY 2019
2018 1:01:50 Port Elizabeth (RSA) 28 JUL 2018
2017 1:08:25 Polokwane (RSA) 02 DEC 2017
2016 1:06:43 Port Elizabeth (RSA) 30 JUL 2016
2015 1:02:48 Port Elizabeth (RSA) 25 JUL 2015
2014 1:04:44 Port Elizabeth (RSA) 15 NOV 2014
2013 1:04:25 Cape Town (RSA) 30 MAR 2013
2012 1:02:29 Cape Town (RSA) 26 AUG 2012
2011 1:03:39 Phalaborwa (RSA) 23 JUL 2011

Outdoor

25 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2019 1:15:07 Kolkata (IND) 15 DEC 2019
2013 1:19:26 Pretoria (RSA) 04 MAY 2013

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2020 2:09:13 Valencia (ESP) 06 DEC 2020
2019 2:10:42 Beppu (JPN) 03 FEB 2019
2018 2:09:31 Oita (JPN) 04 FEB 2018
2017 2:10:51 Rotterdam (NED) 09 APR 2017
2016 2:11:33 Cape Town (RSA) 18 SEP 2016
2015 2:15:17 Santiago de Chile (CHI) 12 APR 2015
2014 2:16:13 Cape Town (RSA) 21 SEP 2014
Results in:

5000 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
20 FEB 2021 CGA Open Meet One, Stadium, Boksburg RSARSA F F 2. 14:34.90
15 MAR 2021 Invitational Middle Distance Track Series, Coetzenburg Stadium, Stellenbosch RSARSA F F 11. 14:24.34
27 MAR 2021 CGA Ch., Stadium, Boksburg RSARSA F F 3. 14:16.22

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