Tete Dijana
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Career
[edit]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]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tete Morena Dijana wins men's race in just his second Comrades".
- ^ a b c "DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics".
- ^ a b "Comrades Live Results".
- ^ a b c d e "LIVE | SA's Dijana, Russia's Morozova crowned 2022 Comrades Marathon …".
- ^ "Morena DIJANA | Profile | World Athletics".
- ^ a b c d e "Nedbank Running Club - Nedbank running clubs Dijana looking for Comra…".
- ^ "Comrades Marathon result: Tete Dijana storms to victory".
- ^ "The nine medals you can win at the Comrades Marathon - Canadian Runni…".
- ^ "Update | Tete Dijana and Alexandra Morozova win Comrades 2022 | Witne…".
- ^ "Comrades Marathon cancelled in its centenary year due to COVID-19".