Mbulaeni Mulaudzi

Mbulaeni Tongai Mulaudzi (8 September 1980 – 24 October 2014) was a South African middle distance runner, and the 2009 world champion in the men's 800 metres. 

He carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He later won a silver medal for the 800m there. He was born in Muduluni, Transvaal Province. He became South Africa's first black athlete to be ranked number one in the world.From dusty Village to World Traveler - Mbulaeni Mulaudzi . Time to Run. Retrieved on 2009-08-23.

Mulaudzi died in a car crash on 24 October 2014 at the age of 34 in Mpumalanga.SA Olympic athlete killed in car crash

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Category:South African athletes
Category:Olympic medalists for South Africa
Category:Olympic silver medalists
Category:Road accident deaths
Category:Middle-distance runners