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]

Lavinia Haitope
Personal information
NationalityNamibian
Born (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990 (age 36)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event
Marathon
Medal record
Representing  Namibia
African Beach Games
Silver medal – second place2019 SalWomen's Half Marathon

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

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  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.
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