Lebogang Shange

Lebogang Shange (born 1 August 1990) is a South African race walker.^[1] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics^[2] and won fourth place in the 2017 World Championships.

Lebogang Shange

Personal information
Nationality	South Africa
Born	(1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 35)
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Race Walk
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  South Africa African Games 2015 Brazzaville 20 km walk African Championships 2014 Marrakech 20 km walk 2016 Durban 20 km walk
Updated on 26 August 2016

He personal best in the 20 kilometres walk is 1:19:18 set at the 2017 IAAF World Championship in London. This is the current national record.

Shange was arrested in 2019 for raping and assaulting a woman in Embalenhle, Mpumalanga. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2023.^[3][2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  South Africa
2012	World Race Walking Cup	Taicang, China	76th	20 km walk	1:30:05
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	–	20 km walk	DNF
2014	World Race Walking Cup	Taicang, China	61st	20 km walk	1:24:18
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	1st	20 km walk	1:26:58
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	11th	20 km walk	1:21:43
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	20 km walk	1:26:43
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	3rd	20 km walk	1:21:41
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	44th	20 km walk	1:25:07
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	9th	20 km walk	1:23:27
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	2nd	20 km walk	1:25:25