Хендрик Рамаала: Южноафриканский бегун на длинные дистанции

South African long distance runner

Hendrik Ramaala (born 2 February 1972) is a South African long distance runner.

Ramaala is a law graduate from the University of the Witwatersrand. He matriculated at St. Bede's secondary school in Ga Molepo area, Polokwane. For his primary education, he went to Subiaco primary in Ga Molepo. His inspiration, Karen from Mitchells Plain, has given him the success that he has today.

Ramaala holds the South African 10,000 m record of 27:29.94 which he set in Port Elizabeth on 22 February 1999. He won the 2004 New York City Marathon and 2004 Mumbai Marathon. He also has two silver medals from the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1998 and 1999. In 2006 he also won the men's Great North and South Runs He is a two time national champion in the 5.000 metres. Other competition wins include the Belgrade Race Through History in 1997, the Marseille Cassis Classique Internationale in 1998, the Lisbon Half Marathon in 2001 and the Portugal Half Marathon in 2003. He has also competed in cross country running and won the Belfast International Cross Country meeting in 1999.

Representing 1995World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden17th10,000 m28:00.081996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States29th (h)10,000 m29:07.811997World Championships Athens, Greece14th10,000 m28:33.481998Marseille Cassis Classique Internationale Marseille, France 1stHalf marathon1:00:36World Half Marathon Championships Zurich, Switzerland 2ndHalf marathon1:00:241999World Championships Seville, Spain11th10,000 m28:25.57World Half Marathon Championships Palermo, Italy 2ndHalf marathon1:01:502000London Marathon London, United Kingdom5thMarathon2:09:43Olympic Games Sydney, Australia12thMarathon2:16:192001Lisbon Half MarathonLisbon, Portugal1stHalf marathon1:00.26New York City Marathon New York, United States5thMarathon2:11:182002Paris MarathonParis, France6thMarathon2:10:062003World Championships Paris, France9thMarathon2:10:372004Mumbai MarathonMumbai, India 1stMarathon2:15:47Olympic Games Athens, Greece—MarathonDNFNew York City Marathon New York, United States 1stMarathon2:09:282007World Championships Osaka, Japan27thMarathon2:26:002008Olympic Games Beijing, China44thMarathon2:22:432011Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany10thMarathon2:16.00

Olympian Henrick Ramaala has established a non profit sports foundation called the Hendrick Ramaala Sport Foundation. The foundation's mission is to promote South African distance running to the world. The foundation is based in Johannesburg, where young best middle and long distance South African runners are taken care of in terms of everyday living needs, coaching and training. The foundation's training sessions take place at Zoo Lake, and Wits University sports grounds in Johannesburg.