Tsepo Ramonene MathibelleReport: men’s marathon – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015| News. iaaf.org (2015-08-22). Retrieved on 2016-08-22. (born 30 June 1991) is a long-distance runner from Lesotho.
Mathibelle took up running aged 14.Tsepo Mathibelle. nbcolympics.com He ran his first marathon in 2012 and qualified for the 2012 Olympics. He ran his second marathon at the Olympics and finished last in a time of 2:55:54.London 2012: Lesotho's athletes hope Olympics will put kingdom on the map. Guardian (2016-02-09). Retrieved on 2016-08-22. After walking the majority of the last 3 km, Ramonene summoned the strength to jog over the finish line nearly 48 minutes behind the race winner.Canadian runners in good spirits after tough Olympic marathon . Sports.nationalpost.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-22. Shortly after the crowd cheered him to the finish line, he collapsed with exhaustion.
He went to the 2015 Marathon Championships in Beijing, leading the break at 30 km, and then fading to 14th, to finish in 2:17:17. He failed to finish the 2016 Olympic marathon.
He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he finished 17th in the marathon event.
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Tsepo Ramonene's profile on the London 2012 Olympics website A video on Tsepo created prior to the Olympics