Samson Ngoepe (born 28 January 1985) is a South African runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is currently coached by Charl Naude.http://www.sowetan.co.za/Sport/Article.aspx?id=742596
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.
Competition record Representing 2005World Youth Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 2nd800 m1:48.572007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria12th (sf)800 m1:49.802008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia7th800 m1:49.22Olympic GamesBeijing, China28th (h)800 m1:47.422009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (sf)800 m1:49.03
References
External links Samson Ngoepe at Sports Reference