Lavinia Haitope

Lavinia Haitope
Personal information
NationalityNamibian
Born (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event
Marathon
Medal record
Representing  Namibia
African Beach Games
Silver medal – second place2019 SalWomen's Half Marathon

Lavinia Haitope (born 3 March 1990) is a Namibian long-distance runner.[1] She competed in the women's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[2]

In 2018, she competed in the women's marathon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.[3] She finished in 7th place.[3] In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[4] She finished in 52nd place.[4] In 2019, she also represented Namibia at the 2019 African Beach Games held in Sal, Cape Verde and she won the silver medal in the women's half marathon.[5]

In 2026, Haitope won the Total Sports Two Oceans Half Marathon in a time of 1:14:36 to secure the biggest road win of her career.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Lavinia Haitope". IAAF. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Marathon women". IAAF. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Women's half marathon" (PDF). 2019 African Beach Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Marathon, Two Oceans (12 April 2026). "Masai leads Kenyan dominance at Totalsports Two Oceans Half Marathon; Haitope triumphs in women's race". Two Oceans Marathon. Retrieved 13 April 2026.