Ruben Ramolefi

Ruben Ramolefi (born 17 July 1978) is a South African runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and is currently the South African record holder in 3000 metres steeplechase. He also won the National Championship in 3000 metres steeplechase in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Africa
2003	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	9th	5000 m	14:08.49
2004	African Championships	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	5th	3000 m st.	8:50.95
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	34th (h)	3000 m st.	8:46.17
2005	World Cross Country Championships	Saint-Galmier, France	38th	Short race
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	22nd (h)	3000 m st.	8:28.12
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	3rd	3000 m st.	8:31.53
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	7th	3000 m st.	8:35.91
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	3rd	3000 m st.	8:39.67
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	8th	3000 m st.	8:45.15
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	27th (h)	3000 m st.	8:39.50
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	7th	3000 m st.	9:09.63
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	14th	3000 m st.	8:34.58
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th	3000 m st.	8:32.54
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	13th	3000 m st.	8:30.47
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	7th	3000 m st.	8:29.53

Personal bests

800 metres - 1:47.60 min (2010) Potchefstroom
1500 metres - 3:41.84 min (2005) Oudtshoorn
One mile - 3.59.69 min (2011) Belville
2000 metres - 5:08.05 min(2006) Melbourne
3000 metres - 8:02.35 min (2006) Dakar
5000 metres - 13:53. min (2003) Durban
3000 metres steeplechase - 8:11.50 min (2011) Daegu

External links

Ruben Ramolefi at World Athletics

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