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Dina Lebo Phalula

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Dina Lebo Phalula
Dina Lebo Phalula at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1983-12-09) 9 December 1983 (age 40)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Africa
SportTrack and field
EventMarathon

Dina Lebo Phalula (born 9 December 1983) is a South African long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.[1] She competed in the women's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] She finished in 63rd place with a time of 2:41:46.[3]

She has a twin sister who is also an athlete, the similarly named Lebogang Phalula.[4]

She won the 1500 metres title at the 2005 South African Athletics Championships.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Dina Lebo Phalula at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Dina Lebo Phalula". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ Buthelezi, Mbongiseni (4 September 2019). Phalula twins aim for Tokyo via Cape Town. IOL. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  5. ^ South Africa championships, Durban 15-17/04. Africa Athle. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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