Cuthbert Nyasango

{{short description|Zimbabwean long-distance runner}}

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| event = Marathon

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Cuthbert Nyasango (born 17 September 1982) is a Zimbabwean long-distance runner. He was born in Nyanga. Nyasango competed for Zimbabwe at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he placed seventh in the marathon and was the flag bearer for his country at the Closing Ceremony on 12 August 2012.

Achievements

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!Year

!Tournament

!Venue

!Result

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2000

|World Junior Championships

|Santiago, Chile

|align="center" | 7th

|5000 m

rowspan=2|2005

|rowspan=2|World Cross Country Championships

|rowspan=2|St Etienne, France

|align="center" | 20th

|Short race

align="center" | 16th

|Long race

2006

|World Road Running Championships

|Debrecen, Hungary

|align="center" | 13th

|20 km

2007

|World Cross Country Championships

|Mombasa, Kenya

|align="center" | 21st

|Senior race

2012

|2012 London Olympic Games

|London, Great Britain

|align="center" | 7th

|Marathon

2015

|World Championships

|Beijing, China

|align="center" | 23rd

|Marathon

=Personal bests=

{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/zimbabwe/cuthbert-nyasango-180114|title=IAAF: Cuthbert Nyasango {{!}} Profile|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2016-08-04}}

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