| Intro | Athletics competitor | ||||
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Runner Athlete Marathon runner Long-distance runner |
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| From |
Namibia |
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| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 7 February 1966 | ||||
| Age: | 54 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aquarius | ||||
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Luketz Swartbooi (born 7 February 1966) is a retired Namibian long-distance runner.
Career
In 1992 Swartbooi won the Rössing Marathon with a time of 2:11:23 min, a record that still stands. At the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart he won silver in the marathon. Swartbooi set his personal best in Boston 1994 in 2:09:08 min, finishing 3rd. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he finished 48th.
In 2005 Swartbooi received a public warning from the IAAF for testing positive for prednisolone/prednisone.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Namibia | |||||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | Marathon | DNF |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | Marathon | 2:14:11 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | — | Marathon | DNF |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 48th | Marathon | 2:22:55 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 28th | Marathon | 2:25:40 |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 5th | Marathon | 2:13:40 |