# Lusapho April

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{{short description|South African long-distance runner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| image= Berlin-Marathon 2015 Runners 12.jpg
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| caption= April in the marathon in Berlin, 2015
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1982|5|24|df=y}}
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| height={{height|m=1.72}}
| weight={{cvt|50|kg}}
| country= {{RSA}}
| sport =Athletics
| event=[Marathon](/source/Marathon)
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'''Lusapho Lesly April''' (born 24 May 1982) is a South African [long-distance runner](/source/long-distance_running). He was born in [Uitenhage](/source/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](/source/marathon) at the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) in [London](/source/London), but managed only 43rd place after falling mid-race.

He set a [national record](/source/List_of_South_African_records_in_athletics) in 25&nbsp;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](/source/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](/source/Two_Oceans_Half_Marathon). He set a course record at the 2013 [Hannover Marathon](/source/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](/source/2013_New_York_City_Marathon).

He competed in the [men's marathon](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_marathon) at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/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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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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