Paulo Amotun

Paulo Amotun

Amotun at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Paulo Amotun Lokoro
Born (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992
South Sudan
Residence Kenya
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country South Sudan
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 1500 m
Club Tegla Loroupe Foundation[2]
Coached by Tegla Loroupe[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 4:03.96 (2016)[3]
Updated on 11 June 2016.

Paulo Amotun Lokoro[4] (born 1 January 1992)[1] is a South Sudanese track and field athlete now living in Kenya. He specializes in the 1500 metres event. Lokoro was selected as one of the ten members of the Refugee Olympic Team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Originally a cattle farmer in southern Sudan, he fled his home to Kenya in 2006 to escape a war.[2][4]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paulo Amotun Lokoro.
  1. 1 2 "Paulo Amotun". rio2016.com. 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Paulo Amotun. nbcolympics.com
  3. Paulo Amotun profile at IAAF
  4. 1 2 "Refugee Olympic Team" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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