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Athlete
Caster Semenya
Famoose for
Winning two Olympic 800m titles.
World gold · Olympic champion
- Born
- 7 January 1991
- Birthplace
- Ga-Masehlong, South Africa
More people
Caster Semenya
Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner whose career also became central to disputes over eligibility rules.
Early life
Limpopo
Grew up in South Africa’s Limpopo province.
School sport
Played football and developed as a runner.
Career
- 2009
World breakthrough
Won the world 800m title as a teenager.
- 2010s
Middle-distance success
Won further world and Olympic titles.
- 2019 onward
Eligibility challenge
Challenged rules that restricted her participation in women’s events.
Achievements
World gold
Won the 800m in Berlin.
Olympic champion
Was awarded London gold and won in Rio.
Third world title
Won another world 800m championship.
Beyond athletics
Advocacy
Challenged sporting rules affecting athletes with differences of sex development.
Memoir
Published The Race to Be Myself.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Bob Ramsak. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
