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.
Running career
Ramaala holds the South African 10,000 m record of 27:29.94 which he set in Port Elizabeth on 22 February 1999.
Olympian Henrick Ramaala has established a non-profit sports foundation called the Hendrick Ramaala Sport Foundation.[3] 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.[3] The foundation's training sessions take place at Zoo Lake, and Wits University sports grounds in Johannesburg.
References
^Butcher, Pat (1999-10-13). Fita Bayissa wins Belgrade Race Through History. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-15.
^Historique Il était une fois … 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine(in French). Marseille-Cassis. Retrieved on 2009-10-22.
hendrick, ramaala, hendrik, ramaala, born, february, 1972, south, african, long, distance, runner, ramaala, berlin, marathon, 2011, born, 1972, february, 1972, polokwane, south, africa, contents, biography, education, running, career, achievements, sports, fou. Hendrik Ramaala born 2 February 1972 is a South African long distance runner Hendrick RamaalaRamaala at the Berlin Marathon 2011 Born 1972 02 02 February 2 1972 age 50 Polokwane South Africa Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Education 1 2 Running career 2 Achievements 2 1 Hendrick Ramaala Sports Foundation 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditEducation Edit 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 Running career Edit 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 1 the Marseille Cassis Classique Internationale in 1998 2 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 Achievements EditYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting South Africa1995 World Championships Gothenburg Sweden 17th 10 000 m 28 00 081996 Olympic Games Atlanta United States 29th h 10 000 m 29 07 811997 World Championships Athens Greece 14th 10 000 m 28 33 481998 Marseille Cassis Classique Internationale Marseille France 1st Half marathon 1 00 36World Half Marathon Championships Zurich Switzerland 2nd Half marathon 1 00 241999 World Championships Seville Spain 11th 10 000 m 28 25 57World Half Marathon Championships Palermo Italy 2nd Half marathon 1 01 502000 London Marathon London United Kingdom 5th Marathon 2 09 43Olympic Games Sydney Australia 12th Marathon 2 16 192001 Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon Portugal 1st Half marathon 1 00 26New York City Marathon New York United States 5th Marathon 2 11 182002 Paris Marathon Paris France 6th Marathon 2 10 062003 World Championships Paris France 9th Marathon 2 10 372004 Mumbai Marathon Mumbai India 1st Marathon 2 15 47Olympic Games Athens Greece Marathon DNFNew York City Marathon New York United States 1st Marathon 2 09 282007 World Championships Osaka Japan 27th Marathon 2 26 002008 Olympic Games Beijing China 44th Marathon 2 22 432011 Berlin Marathon Berlin Germany 10th Marathon 2 16 00Hendrick Ramaala Sports Foundation Edit Olympian Henrick Ramaala has established a non profit sports foundation called the Hendrick Ramaala Sport Foundation 3 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 3 The foundation s training sessions take place at Zoo Lake and Wits University sports grounds in Johannesburg References Edit Butcher Pat 1999 10 13 Fita Bayissa wins Belgrade Race Through History IAAF Retrieved on 2009 10 15 Historique Il etait une fois Archived 2009 04 16 at the Wayback Machine in French Marseille Cassis Retrieved on 2009 10 22 a b Hendrick Ramaala Sports Foundation 2021 About HRSF https www hendrickramaalasportsfoundation org za about hrsf accessed 12 May 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hendrick Ramaala Hendrick Ramaala at World Athletics TheFinalSprint com Podcast Episode 71 Interview with South African running legend Hendrick Ramaala South African senior records New York Times Interview Sporting positionsPreceded by Haile Gebrselassie Men s Half Marathon Best Year Performance2003 Succeeded by Dejene Berhanu This biographical article relating to South African athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hendrick Ramaala amp oldid 1084891859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
