2023 COMRADES MARATHON PROVISIONAL RESULTS

Jun 14, 2023 0 Comments

The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) hosted an exclusive #Comrades2023 Champions Prizegiving Breakfast, presented by Brand South Africa, at the Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel on Monday, 12 June 2023 with the winners, Tete Dijana and Gerda Steyn who both claimed their second victories; other top performers, CMA sponsors and partners, government dignitaries, road-running officials and the media.

Nedbank Running Club’s Dijana won the Men’s Race in a time of 5:13:58; breaking David Gatebe’s 2016 Best Time of 5:18:19 by over four minutes, while Phantane Running Club’s Steyn claimed her victory in a time of 5:44:54, breaking Frith van der Merwe’s 34-year stranglehold on the Women’s Best Time of 5:54:43 by more than 9 minutes.

CMA Chairperson, Mqondisi Ngcobo congratulated the 2023 Comrades Marathon Champions, saying, “This year’s Comrades Marathon has been nothing short of phenomenal. We are pleased to introduce our 96th Comrades Marathon Champions to the world. We commend these two superb athletes on their Proudly South African performances and take immense pride in celebrating their victories and new Best Times.”

With more than 16-thousand starters and nearly 15-thousand finishers, the Comrades Marathon had an astounding 92,68% finish rate which is the highest ever finishing rate in the history of The Ultimate Human Race.

The provisional results of the 2023 Comrades Marathon are as follows:

Starters: 16072
Finishers: 14896

Top 10 Men:

Position	Name	Country	Running Club	Finish
1.	Tete Dijana	RSA	Nedbank RC AGN	05:13:58
2.	Piet Wiersma	Netherlands	Nedbank RC International	05:14:01
3.	Edward Mothibi	RSA	Nedbank RC AGN	05:17:34
4.	Gordon Lesetedi	RSA	Nedbank RC AGN	05:20:43
5.	Rufus Photo	RSA	Pan African Resources	05:21:48
6.	Johannes Makgetla	KEN	Murray & Roberts LIMA	05:23:34
7.	Teboho Sello	Lesotho	Maxed Elite Lesotho	05:24:23
8.	Aleksei Beresnev	Russia		05:24:41
9.	Gift Kelehe	RSA	Pan African Resources	05:27:53
10.	Joseph Manyedi	RSA	Nedbank RC AGN	05:29:49

Top 10 Women:

Position	Name	Country	Running Club	Finish
1.	Gerda Steyn	RSA	Phantane AC	05:44:54
2.	Adele Broodryk	RSA	Nedbank RC AGN	05:56:26
3.	Carla Molinaro	RSA	Phantane AC	06:00:23
4.	Dominika Stelmach	Poland	Nedbank RC International	06:06:02
5.	Caitriona Jennings	Ireland	Nedbank RC International	06:10:27
6.	Alexandra Morozova	Russia		06:14:33
7.	Petra Pastorova	Czechia	Nedbank RC International	06:22:34
8.	Noora Honkala	Finland		06:25:00
9.	Camille Chaigneau	France	Nedbank RC International	06:26:58
10.	Jenet Mbhele	RSA	Xcel RC	06:27:14

First South African Male:

Position	Name	Country	Finish
1.	Tete Dijana	RSA	05:13:58

First South African Female:

Position	Name	Country	Finish
1.	Gerda Steyn	RSA	05:44:54

First KwaZulu-Natal Male:

Position	Name	Race Number	Running Club	Finish
1.	Sikhumbuzo Seme	44201	Hollywood AC KZN	05:30:05

First KwaZulu-Natal Female:

Position	Name	Race Number	Running Club	Finish
1.	Jenet Mbhele	55368	Xcel RC	06:27:14

Team Prize - Elite Male: Nedbank Running Club

Name	Race Number	Category	Time
Tete Dijana	28951	Senior	05:13:58
Edward Mothibi	17472	Senior	05:17:34
Johannes Makgetla	19952	40-49	05:23:34
Joseph Manyedi	28773	40-49	05:29:49

Team Prize - Elite Female: Nedbank Running Club

1st Position	Team: Nedbank Running Club	Category	Time
Race Number	Name
46307	Adele Broodryk	Senior	05:56:26
54325	Galaletsang MEKGOE	Senior	06:31:19
10862	Deanne LAUBSCHER	Senior	06:36:56
55780	Fikile MBUTHUMA	40-49	06:50:19

Team Prize: Male 20-39

1st Position	Team: Nedbank RC KZN
Race Number	Name	Club	Category	Time
57422	Siyabonga MAFULEKA	Nedbank RC KZN	20-39	05:39:55
13592	Malusi DLOMO	Nedbank RC KZN	20-39	05:40:29
13893	Bafana GUMEDE	Nedbank RC KZN	20-39	05:40:36
51488	Mzwenkosi MJAJA	Nedbank RC KZN	20-39	06:00:06

2nd Position: Hollywood AC

Race Number	Name	Club	Time
44201	Sikhumbuzo SEME	Hollywood AC KZN	05:30:05
51251	Perfect DLAMINI	Hollywood AC KZN	06:17:34
18341	Menzi NDABA	Hollywood AC KZN	06:26:45
20927	Mthokozisi CELE	Hollywood AC KZN	06:26:45

Team Prize - Female 20-39
1st Position: Ubora AC JHB

Race Number	Name	Club	Category	Time
21075	Lene Swart	Ubora AC JHB	20-39	07:02:52
29121	Renata Vosloo	Ubora AC JHB	20-39	07:04:21
41274	Gina Pocock	Ubora AC JHB	20-39	07:11:52
36257	Nancy Barber	Ubora AC JHB	20-39	07:59:57

2nd Position: Run Zone AC

Race Number	Name	Club	Category	Time
43622	Sarah Silber	Run Zone AC	20-39	07:12:43
51450	Cleo Albertus	Run Zone AC	20-39	08:30:56
45417	Jessica Aylward	Run Zone AC	20-39	08:35:57
58910	Nakita Swait	Run Zone AC	20-39	08:53:26

Team Prize: Male 40+
1st Position: Stella AC

Race Number	Name	Running Club	Category	Time
55953	Nkosinathi NGCONGO	Stella AC	40+	06:00:55
20919	Gcina MSIBI	Stella AC	40+	06:10:21
53444	Mlungisi NTENGA	Stella AC	40+	06:16:22
49713	Alasdair LESLIE	Stella AC	40+	06:37:30

Team Prize: Female 40+
2nd Position: Easy Equities Born2Run GN

Race Number	Name	Club	Category	Time
14311	Mitsie VAN DER WESTHUIZEN	EASY EQUITIES BORN 2 RUN GN	40+	07:20:22
45615	Merle RAUTENBACH	EASY EQUITIES BORN 2 RUN GN	40+	07:24:25
54551	Yvette HUMAN	EASY EQUITIES BORN 2 RUN GN	40+	08:35:25
26186	Cinette VAN DER ENDE	EASY EQUITIES BORN 2 RUN GN	40+	08:41:41

Top 3: Male 40-49

Position	Race Number	Name	Category	Country	Club	Finish
1	29889	Rufus PHOTO	40-49	RSA	Murray & Roberts LIMA	05:21:48
2	19952	Johannes MAKGETLA	40-49	RSA	Nedbank RC AGN	05:23:34
3	39607	Teboho SELLO	40-49	RSA	Maxed Elite Lesotho	05:24:23

Top 3: Female 40-49

Position	Race Number	Name	Category	Country	Club	Finish
1	21237	Dominika STELMACH	40-49	Poland	Nedbank RC International	06:06:02
2	21233	Caitriona JENNINGS	40-49	Ireland	Nedbank RC International	06:10:27
3	42875	Petra PASTOROVA	40-49	Czechia	Nedbank RC International	06:22:34

Top 3: Male 50-59

Position	Race Number	Name	Category	Country	Club	Finish
1	25035	Wayne SPIES	50-59	Australia	Nedbank RC International	05:42:01
2	49673	Oleg KHARITONOV	50-59	Russia		06:15:52
3	13772	Jubulani MABASO	50-59	RSA	Mandeni Harriers	06:18:32

Top 3: Female 50-59

Position	Race Number	Name	Category	Country	Club	Finish
1	45773	Karen SOBRINO	50-59	RSA	Hillcrest Harriers	07:23:29
2	58973	Maria Claudia FERREIRA	50-59	Brazil		07:45:23
3	41513	Ran LIU	50-59	USA		07:58:07

Top 3: Male 60+

Position	Race Number	Name	Category	Country	Club	Finish
1	17713	Ndabezinhle NDLOVU	60+	RSA	Carlton AC	07:11:29
2	9867	Jabulani GAMEDE	60+	RSA	Boksburg AC	07:13:16
3	26652	Thopane MOKOLO	60+	RSA	Polokwane AC	07:27:23

Top 3: Female 60+

Position	Race Number	Name	Category	Country	Club	Finish
1	15643	Malie VAN DER WALT	60+	RSA	ARCELORMITTAL AVT	08:42:38
2	9285	Irene WISDOM	60+	RSA	COLLEGIANS HARRIERS	08:52:08
3	45181	Rita VAN WYK	60+	RSA	BOKSBURG AC	08:59:22