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Hitjivirue Kaanjuka

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Hitjivirue Kaanjuka
Personal information
NationalityNamibia
Born (1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 36)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints
Medal record
Men's Athletics
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville 4x100 m relay
Updated on 26 August 2016

Hitjivirue Kaanjuka (born 29 December 1987) is a Namibian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.

At the 2008 African Championships he finished fifth in the 100 metres race and seventh in the 200 metres. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships without progressing from the initial heat.

His career highlight came when taking the silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 African Games,[1] together with teammates Even Tjiviju, Dantago Gurirab and Jesse Urikhob. Their time of 39.22 seconds is the Namibian record.

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