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admin January 26, 2020March 22, 2022 Alex Abercrombie, Barry Jacobson, Cecil Blows, Eddie May, Herman Gibbs, Humphrey Khosi, Jock Maduray, John Webb, John Wippenaar, Karamchand Hiramen, Kenny Roman, Kiruben Naidoo, Lux Gordhan, Robin April, Sam de Wet, Vivian Pillay, Wilfred Daniels, Wilson Claasen

Natal’s Jock Maduray shook up WP stars

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS FORMER Natal star athlete and 1969 treble champion of the South African Amateur Athletic and Cycling...

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admin July 16, 2019March 22, 2022 Abraham Charles, Cecil Blows, Eddie May, Henry Charles, Herman Gibbs, Ismail Collier, John Wippenaar, Kenny Roman, Lawrence Jacobs, Rashard Williams

Mclean, the Cape Herald, Roman and Blows

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the second chapter of a four-part series about former Eastern Province sprint champion Gareth...

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admin July 15, 2019March 22, 2022 Aladdin Mclean, Allan O'Ryan, Andy James, Gareth McLean, George Montanus, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Ismail, Jackie Swanepoel, John Wippenaar, Kenny Roman, Mohammed Hanief Paleker, Mohammed Paleker, Peter Ngobeni, Robin McLean, Vernon Balie, Wessel Oosthuizen

EP’s Mclean challenged the Cape’s best

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the first chapter of a four-part series about the former Eastern Province champion sprinter...

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admin January 2, 2019March 22, 2022 Alex Abercrombie, Allan O'Ryan, Colin Barendilla, George van der Ross, Gladstone Foster, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Ismail Collier, Ivan Masters, Jackie Swanepoel, John Wippenaar, Kenny Roman, Lawrence Jacobs

Abercrombie’s long and stellar athletics career was spurred on by a dash at age 6

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the first chapter of a two-part series about the versatile South African champion athlete...

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admin August 23, 2018March 22, 2022 Anthony Dick, Chris Botes, Denise Oliphant, George van der Ross, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, John Wippenaar, Lynne Eagles, Moira Terhoeven, Regina Bastiaan, Terrence Smith, Winston Kloppers

Winston Kloppers, District Six, and the speed merchants

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the first chapter of a two-part series about former athletics coach, academic and author Winston...

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admin January 21, 2018March 22, 2022 Argyle Stanfliet, Charles Isaacs, Edmund Lewis, Gavin Benjamin, John Wippenaar, Mark Bowers, Steven Ganger, Terry February, Wilton Pick

Spes Bona lives up to its creed

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS GLEANING from school records, Spes Bona has always referred to itself as ‘Spes Bona School’. Established...

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admin March 24, 2017March 22, 2022 Andrew October, Herman Gibbs, Ismail Collier, Jim Hines, John Wippenaar, Kenny Roman, Paul Nash, Terrence Smith, Tommie Smith, Valeri Borzov

Pure lightning – no engineering on express Terrence Smith

SPRINTERS, the scientists say, are born not made. One such sprinter, who drew applause from packed stadiums whenever he donned...

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admin October 28, 2016March 22, 2022 Alex Abercrombie, Audrey Louw, Baron Kleinschmidt, Brian Louw, Cheryl Dixon, Dennis Mackay, Dick Mathee, Elize Morkel, Franklin Joshua, Gus Jacobs, Herman Gibbs, Ivan Masters, John Wippenaar, Khalid Desai, Laura Kleinschmidt, Lennie Witten, Lilian van der Schyff, Naomi Sylvester, Norman Stoffberg, Patricia Benn, Wesley Training College, WPSSSU

How luck benefitted Sinton in coach MacKay

By CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THIS is the final chapter of a two-part series about former athletics coach, the 83-year-old Dennis...

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admin October 14, 2016March 22, 2022 Andre Alexander, Edmund Lewis, Edwin Roems, Gavin van Eck, Henry Coetzee, Ismail Collier, John Wippenaar, Mohammed Paleker, Nazeem Davids, Nazeem Smith, Shaun Vester, Terrence Smith

Twelve times SA sprint champion Lewis made it look easy

EDMUND Lewis was without a shadow of a doubt one of South Africa’s all-time great sprinters. Few would argue against...

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admin April 10, 2016March 22, 2022 Alex Abercrombie, Allan O'Ryan, Gavin Benjamin, Gus Jacobs, Herman Gibbs, Ivan Masters, John Wippenaar, Kenny Roman, Norman Stoffberg, Richard Rive

Gibbs takes sprinting to a higher level

HERMAN Gibbs’ battle with a serious infection of the bones (osteomyelitis) as a nine-year-old belies the fact that he was...

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