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William Bhekizizwe "Willie" Mtolo (born May 5, 1964) is a South African former long-distance runner who mainly competed in marathons. He is a former New York Marathon winner and two-time runner-up of the Comrades Marathon.〔Zama, Lungani (2011-12-18). (Mtolo: In life you can’t win everything ). IOL. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.〕 He represented his country at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, but failed to finish in the marathon.〔(Willie Mtolo ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.〕 For the bulk of his early career, Mtolo was banned from competing internationally until 1992, due to the South Africa sports boycott associated with Apartheid.〔Longman, Jere (1994-11-02). (NEW YORK CITY MARATHON; Mtolo Runs to Bring People Together ). ''New York Times''. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.〕 He began to have success at national level in his early twenties. He won the Johanesburg-Pretoria 50K and the Durban Athletic Club Marathon in 1984 and won the latter title again four years later.〔(Durban Athletic Club Marathon ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). Retrieved on 2015-02-14.〕〔(City to City 50 km ). ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.〕 He also demonstrated his abilities over the half marathon with wins at the Dick King Half Marathon in 1985 and 1990.〔(Dick King Half Marathon ). ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.〕 A personal best in the marathon of 2:08:15 hours came in 1986 in Port Elizabeth, but this was done on a course not suitable for record purposes. He won the national marathon championship in Cape Town in 1988 and his time of 2:10:18 hours was ratified as the South African record for the distance. He defended his national title the following year.〔(National Marathon Champions for South Africa ). ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.〕 His record stood for less than two years, being broken by David Tsebe.〔(RSA Record Progressions- Road ). ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.〕 Mtolo participated in several marathons in South Africa and won five of them during his career, including the J.S.E. Marathon (1985), S.A. Marathon (1988), Ford Marathon (1988), Two Oceans Marathon (1990),〔(Two Oceans 56 km ). ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.〕 and Peninsula Marathon (1990).〔(Peninsula Marathon ). ARRS. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.〕 Once Apartheid was ended, the South African sports boycott ceased and Mtolo was able to compete internationally. In his first year of competition abroad, he won both the New York City Marathon and the Enschede Marathon. Towards the end of his career, he won the Macau Marathon in 2000. Mtolo currently organizes charity runs for peace in South African townships, and has opened his own athletic academy called the Willie Athletic Club. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Willie Mtolo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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