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‘‘Shagari was advised that Nasiru Suleiman Sokoto I should be kicked out of ÏÏÏPresident Goodluck Jonathan, the Army, because I was and five former Nigerian leaders, involved in all the coups in on Wednesday attended the 90th birthday of Nigeria’s Second Repubthis country...’’
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“I was one of the luckiest athletes on the circuit, in that I’ve stayed injury free. I ran for almost 20 years and my coach, Margo Jennings, was very careful in how we trained and approached races.” – Maria Mutola
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“A seventh title is something special. But it was tough, definitely not as I wanted and it was a lot harder than I expected.” – Maria Mutola
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“I was the first athlete from Mozambique to win any World Championship or Olympic medal, silver in 1992 and gold in 2000. The people back home supported me and wanted me to run; they were disappointed if I wasn’t there. That motivated me for so long.” – Maria Mutola
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“Maria has been my idol since I started to run. She has had a long and super successful career. After Korea I was asking her if she is interested in coaching me. Maria’s answer was positive and I am very happy now. She will be a great teacher for me,”–Caster Semenya
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Name: Maria Mutola Full name: Maria de Lurdes Mutola Nickname: The Maputo Express Born: October 27, 1972 Nationality: Mozambique Place of birth: Maputo Events: Athletics (200m, 400m, 800m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m and 5000m) Record: She is the only athlete ever to hold Olympic, World, World indoor, Commonwealth, Continental Games and Continental Championships titles in the same event.
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MEDAL RECORD Olympic Games Gold: 2000 Sydney 800 m Bronze: 1996 Atlanta 800 m World Championships Gold: 1993 Stuttgart 800 m Gold: 2001 Edmonton 800 m Gold: 2003 Paris 800 m Silver: 1999 Seville 800 m Bronze: 1997 Athens 800 m World Indoor Championships Gold: 1993 Toronto 800 m Gold: 1995 Barcelona 800 m Gold: 1997 Paris 800 m Gold: 2001 Lisbon 800 m Gold: 2003 Birmingham 800 m Gold: 2004 Budapest 800 m Gold: 2006 Moscow 800 m Silver: 1999 Maebashi 800 m Bronze: 2008 Valencia 800 m Commonwealth Games Gold: 1998 Kuala Lumpur 800 m Gold: 2002 Manchester 800 m Bronze: 2006 Melbourne 800 m All Africa Games Gold: 1991 Cairo 800 m Gold: 1995 Harare 800 m Gold: 1999 Johannesburg 800 m African Championships Gold: 1990 Cairo 800 m Gold: 1990 Cairo 1500 m Gold: 1993 Durban 800 m Gold: 1998 Dakar 800 m Gold: 2002 Tunis 800 m Silver: 2006 Bambous 800 m Silver: 2008 Addis Ababa 800 m Personal Best 200 m: 23.86 400 m: 51.37 800 m: 1:55.19 1000 m: 2:29.34 1500 m: 4:01.50 3000 m: 9:27.37 5000 m: 18:15.10
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