{{short description|South African long-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image= Berlin-Marathon 2015 Runners 12.jpg | image_size= | caption= April in the marathon in Berlin, 2015 | birth_date= {{birth date and age|1982|5|24|df=y}} | birth_place= | height={{height|m=1.72}} | weight={{cvt|50|kg}} | country= {{RSA}} | sport =Athletics | event=Marathon | medaltemplates = }} '''Lusapho Lesly April''' (born 24 May 1982) is a South African long-distance runner. He was born in Uitenhage.<ref name=sref>{{cite web|title=Lusapho April |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ap/lusapho-april-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111807/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ap/lusapho-april-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |accessdate=12 August 2012}}</ref> He competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but managed only 43rd place after falling mid-race.
He set a national record in 25 km road running (1:15:02 <ref>{{cite news |title = Kosgei, Keitany shatter 25Km World records in Berlin - Updated|url = http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=56673.html|publisher = IAAF|first = Jörg|date = 9 May 2010|accessdate = 12 August 2012|last = Wenig}}</ref>) in 2010. He is a two-time winner at the Two Oceans Half Marathon. He set a course record at the 2013 Hannover Marathon, winning in a personal best time of 2:08:32 hours.<ref>Wenig, Jörg (2013-05-05). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/april-and-burkovska-break-the-course-records April and Burkovska break the course records at the Marathon Hannover ]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-06.</ref> He was the third-place finisher at the 2013 New York City Marathon.
He competed in the men's marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He finished in 24th place with a time of 2:15:24.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-marathon |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-08-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908024135/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-marathon |archivedate=2016-09-08 }}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:April, Lusapho}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Uitenhage Category:Athletes from the Eastern Cape Category:South African men long-distance runners Category:South African men marathon runners Category:Olympic athletes for South Africa Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:21st-century South African sportsmen
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