Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 126, January 2020 | Page 13

Stephen Mokoka’s Impressive Stats
International Representation in SA Colours: (28)
World Championships (Marathon) 5 Olympic Games (Marathon) 49
2018 Commonwealth Games (10,000m) 6 th World Half Marathon Championships 8 th
World Half Marathon Championships 16 th Africa Championships (10,000m) 8 th
2017 World Championships (10,000m) 20 th World University Games (10,000m) 2 nd
2016 Africa Championships (10,000m) 1 st Africa Cross Country Championships 6 th
World Half Marathon Championships 10 th World Cross Country Championships 15 th
Olympic Games (10,000m) 18 th World Championships (10,000m) 13 th
World Cross Country Championships 29 th 2010 World Cross Country Championships 22 nd
All Africa Games (5000m) 6 th
2015
2012
SA Titles (30)
2019
th
2011
th
1 x 1500m
4 x 5000m*
9 x 10,000m*
3 x 10km
8 x Half Marathon
1 x Marathon
4 x Cross Country
* 4 x 5000m/10,000m doubles)
2009 World Half Marathon Championships 8 th World Championships (10,000m) th 20 2007 World University Games (10,000m) 3 rd Personal Bests
2014 World Half Marathon Championships 12 th 2005 World University Games (10,000m) 9 th 800m 1:48.87
2013 World University Games (10,000m) 1 st 1500m 3:38.55
World University Games (Half Marathon) nd 2 3000m 7:55.92
World Championships (10,000m) 20 th 5000m 13:11.44
10,000m 27:40.73
3000m SC 8:56.48
10km 27:38
15km 42:25
Half Marathon 59:50
Marathon 2:07:40
Leader of the pack
in SA road running
SA Records (2)
10km 27:38 (Manchester 2015)
21.1km 59:50 (Buenos Aires, 2019)
(Also held the 5000m Record at 13:11.44 from
April 2015 to May 2016)
Sub-2:10 Marathons on
record-legal courses (8)
2:07:40 2 nd Shanghai 8 Nov 2015
2:07:58 3 Otsu 10 Mar 2019
2:08:31 1 st Cape Town 23 Sep 2018
2:08:33 4 th Seoul 7 Nov 2010
2:08:35 1 st Shanghai 12 Nov 2017
2:08:43 1 st Shanghai 2 Nov 2014
2:09:30 1 st Shanghai 1 Dec 2013
2:09:43 4 Shanghai 2 Dec 2012
rd
th
‘He gets a determined look on his
face when shown the SA Marathon
all-time performance list, where he
is currently the fifth-ranked South
African. “I know this list... and it
needs to change,”’
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