Lungile Gongqa is a South African long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon, born on 22 February 1979 and hailing from Khayelitsha in Cape Town. He competed in the men marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics but dropped out before the 35 kilometre mark and did not finish. He won the 2017 Two Oceans Marathon, one of the best known road races in South Africa, and in 2019 he finished second in the men race at the IAU 50 km World Championships, an ultra distance championship run over 50 kilometres.
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is a South African long-distance runner
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In 2019, he finished in 2nd place in the men's race at the IAU 50 km World Championships
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He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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