Hezekiél Sello Sepeng (born 30 June 1974),[1] is a South African middle distance runner who won silver in the Olympic 800 metres final in Atlanta 1996 (behind Vebjørn Rodal),[2] the 1998 Commonwealth Games (behind Japheth Kimutai) and the World Championships' final in Seville 1999 (behind Wilson Kipketer). He was banned from competition from May 2005 to May 2007 after a positive doping test for nandrolone.[3][4]
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| Full name | Hezekiél Sello Sepeng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1974 Potchefstroom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Potchefstroom High School for Boys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was born in Potchefstroom and educated at Potchefstroom Boys High, where he was in the same class as South African commonwealth boxer Sean Santana.
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