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- Mathias_Kanda abstract "Mirimi Mathias Kanda (2 June 1942 – 30 October 2009) was an Zimbabwean track and field athlete who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympic men's marathon, finishing 51st and running 2:41.09 in the marathon. He was then selected to run in the 1968 Olympic team for Rhodesia, along with fellow Zimbabwean, Bernard Dzoma, but this team was not allowed to compete in the Olympic Games since Rhodesia did not allow black Africans to vote in national elections. Kanda running experiences during this time are detailed by his Australian coach, John Cheffers, in his book: "A Wilderness of Spite".Cheffers felt that Kanda was a medal hope in the Mexican Olympic marathon. In the last weekend in June 1968, Kanda won the Zimbabwe/Rhodesian Olympic Marathon trial in Bulawayo (at 4500 feet altitude) in 2:27:04.7 on a cold windy course that had a 8 kilometre raise at the end of the course. In 4 May 1968 Kanda also won a South African marathon championship (at the Libanon Mine Track 20 kilometres from Johannesburg) at 6000 feet in a 2:27:24.8. Considering that both races were at significant altitude, the Libanon Mine Track run being close to the 7000 feet of Mexico City, Kanda was well conditioned for running at Mexico City. His Bulawayo time would have taken 6th in the Mexico Olympic marathon.A 2001 article by the Bulawayo Chronicle summarizes Kanda's running career and has an account of his running career in his own words. Concerning his young life: "We travelled long distances to school and as herd-boys. Endurance became more like an in-born thing and club coaches, later in my life, came in with handy hints. But in all I worked hard for my glory. It did not come easy and I was blessed in that I did not drink or smoke which gave me ample time to concentrate in the sport." Kanda's training in the early 1960s involved waking up at 3:00am, going for a training run, then jogging to work (at the Bulawayo City Council), and then going for a training run after work.Kanda was born in Chivhu on 2 June 1942. He won Republic of South Africa marathon championships in 1964, 1968 and 1969 and, as of 2013, tied with several others as a runner who has won the most marathon championships in South African running history. He was the subject of a photograph taken by David Paynter in 1968 which became the Associated Press June 1968 Photo of the month. In the photograph, Kanda is seen running against a train. This photograph has been referenced several times by other photographers and sign designers since 1968. Kanda died on 30 October 2009 after a long illness.".
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