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Matthews Kambale

Matthews Kambale

Malawian long-distance runner

Matthews Kambale (born 27 December 1952) is a Malawian former long-distance runner.

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At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Matthews ran the men's marathon,[1] finishing in 56th place with a time of 2:45:50. Kambale competed in both the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles:[2][3] He finished twelfth in heat two of the 10,000 metres and so failed to qualify for the next round, and he did not complete the marathon.

He finished 26th in the 1982 Commonwealth Games marathon.

References

  1. [1]
    Mandell, Richard D. (1991). The Olympics of 1972: a Munich diary. University of North Carolina Press. pp. 95, 171. ISBN 9780807819548.
  2. [2]
    "Matthews Kambale Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. [3]
    Martin, David E.; Gynn, Roger W. H (2000). The Olympic Marathon. Human Kinetics. p. 482. ISBN 0-88011-969-1.



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