Peter Lomong
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Kimotong, South Sudan | July 6, 1996
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | 400 m – 5 km |
College team | Northern Arizona University |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 400 m: 51.37 800 m: 1:52.37 1500 m: 3:46.89 3000 m: 8:16.09 5000 m: 14:09.32 |
Peter Lomong (born July 6, 1996, in Kimotong, Budi County, Kapoeta State, South Sudan) is a South Sudanese-American runner who competed for Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, US. His elder brother Lopez Lomong also competed for Northern Arizona University.
Early life
[edit]Peter Lomong was born on July 6, 1996, to Rita Namana and Longoyathiya Lomongom. He belongs to the Buya tribe of southeastern South Sudan.[1] After emigrating to the United States from a refugee camp in Kenya, Lomong attended Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia.
Lomong's younger brother, Alex Lomong, ran for Ohio State University.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Lomong, Lopez, and Mark Tabb. 2012. Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 9781595555151
- ^ Cody Bashore. 2017. Learning to love running, NAU's Peter Lomong makes a name for himself.
- Peter Lomong at World Athletics
- http://www.nauathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1932
- https://www.nauathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3371