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| Full name | Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  ART (2016–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1998 Chukudum, Sudan (present-day South Sudan) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres – Half marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | LC Brühl/On (2019–) Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation (2016–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Markus Hagmann (2019–) Tegla Loroupe (2016—2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (born 16 August 1998) is a South Sudanese born middle and long-distance runner who represents Switzerland in international championships. He currently lives and trains in Switzerland and competes for On Running.[3][4]
Lobalu left South Sudan when he was 8 and took refuge in Kenya. He took up running at the age of 15, and trained as part of the Athlete Refugee Team.[1] He competed for the team in the 1500 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[5][6] In May 2019, he competed in the Geneva Marathon and decided to permanently settle in Switzerland.[1]
In 2022, he set South Sudanese national records in the 1500 metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.[7][8][9] He won the 3000 m at the BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm, Sweden setting a world leading time of 7:29.48.[10]
At the 2024 European Athletics Championships, he won the gold medal in 10,000 metres and the bronze medal in 5000 metres.[11]
- ^ a b c "Interview with Dominic Lobalu about THSN Refugee Team". generali.ch. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu at World Athletics
- ^ "Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu". on-running.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Walt, Vivienne (8 July 2022). "The Olympic Refugee Team Was Created to Offer Hope. Some Athletes Are Running Away From It". Time. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Dominic Lobalu claims first Diamond League win for On". runningindustryalliance.com. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "1500 Metres Men − Heats − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Domnic Lokinyomo Lobalu". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "3000m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (2 September 2022). "Krop, Mahuchikh and Winger bounce back in Brussels with world-leading marks". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Vaselyne, John (1 July 2022). "Domnic Lobalu shocks Jacob Kiplimo in Stockholm". athletics.co.ke. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Ingebrigtsen retains 5000m title at Roma 2024". European Athletics. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.