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Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu
Swiss middle- and long-distance runner (born 1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (born 16 August 1998) is a South Sudanese born middle and long-distance runner who represents Switzerland in international championships. He currently lives and trains in Switzerland and competes for On Running.[3][4]
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Full name | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1998-08-16) 16 August 1998 (age 25) Chukudum, Sudan (present-day South Sudan) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 1500 metres – Half marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | LC Brühl/On (2019–) Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation (2016–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Markus Hagmann (2019–) Tegla Loroupe (2016—2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lobalu left South Sudan when he was 8 and took refuge in Kenya. He took up running at the age of 15, and trained as part of the Athlete Refugee Team.[1] He competed for the team in the 1500 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[5][6] In May 2019, he competed in the Geneva Marathon and decided to permanently settle in Switzerland.[1]
In 2022, he set South Sudanese national records in the 1500 metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.[7][8][9] He won the 3000 m at the BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm, Sweden setting a world leading time of 7:29.48.[10]
At the 2024 European Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in 10,000 metres and the bronze medal in 5000 metres.[11]