| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 1988 (age 36–37) |
Tete Morena Dijana (born 1988) is a South African ultramarathon runner who won the Comrades Marathon in 2022 and 2023.
Originally from Mahikeng in the North West province, Dijana quit his job as a security guard at North-West University to focus on running.
Career
In his debut Comrades Marathon in 2019, Dijana finished in 50th place with a time of 6:25:03 and earned a silver medal.
Dijana joined the Nedbank Running Club in 2022. He finished second in the 2022 Nedbank Breaking Barriers 50 km, one place ahead of Edward Mothibi, a Nedbank teammate and the winner of the 2019 Comrades Marathon.
At the 2022 Comrades Marathon, Dijana and Mothibi ran together as the race leaders during part of the second half of the race. Eventually, Dijana broke away with less than 10 km (6.2 mi) to go, and won the race with a time of 5:30:38, over three minutes ahead of Mothibi, who finished in second place.
Tete Dijana and Gerda Steyn had a record-breaking run at 2023 Comrades Marathon as they emerged as winners in the Men and Women categories.
Notes
- At the Comrades Marathon, a finish time under 7:30 qualifies a runner for a silver medal or better.
- This was Dijana's second Comrades Marathon; the race was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
References
- ^ "Tete Morena Dijana wins men's race in just his second Comrades".
- ^ "DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics".
- ^ "Comrades Live Results".
- ^ "LIVE | SA's Dijana, Russia's Morozova crowned 2022 Comrades Marathon …".
- "Morena DIJANA | Profile | World Athletics".
- ^ "Nedbank Running Club - Nedbank running clubs Dijana looking for Comra…".
- "Comrades Marathon result: Tete Dijana storms to victory".
- "The nine medals you can win at the Comrades Marathon - Canadian Runni…".
- "Update | Tete Dijana and Alexandra Morozova win Comrades 2022 | Witne…".
- "Comrades Marathon cancelled in its centenary year due to COVID-19".