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Josia Thugwane is the first Black SA athlete to win an Olympic gold medal award by winning the marathon in Atlanta.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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South African History Online. (2012, July 31). Josia Thugwane is the first Black SA athlete to win an Olympic gold medal award by winning the marathon in Atlanta.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089305
South African History Online (2012) 'Josia Thugwane is the first Black SA athlete to win an Olympic gold medal award by winning the marathon in Atlanta.', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089305 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Josia Thugwane is the first Black SA athlete to win an Olympic gold medal award by winning the marathon in Atlanta. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089305, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Josia Thugwane is the first Black SA athlete to win an Olympic gold medal award by winning the marathon in Atlanta.." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089305. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Josia Thugwane is the first Black SA athlete to win an Olympic gold medal award by winning the marathon in Atlanta.." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089305.
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