Samson Ngoepe
South African athletics competitor (born 1985)
Samson Ngoepe (born 28 January 1985) is a South African runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is currently coached by Charl Naude.
He competed in the 800 metres event at the 2008 Olympic Games, disappointingly not reaching the final.
He qualified to run the 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics held in Berlin, Germany, from 15 to 23 August 2009 by running a personal best time of 1:45.17 min in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on June 17 of 2009. At these championships he reached the semi-finals of the competition.
Personal bests
800 metres – 1:45.17 min (2009) in Ostrava
1500 metres – 3:40.40 min (2008) in Nijmegen
His personal best time of 1:45.17 minutes, was achieved in June 2009 in Ostrava.
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