Francis Munthali

Francis Fanello Munthali
Personal information
Nationality Malawian
Born (1972-12-25) 25 December 1972
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport Middle-distance running
Event(s) Marathon

Francis Fanello Munthali (born 25 December 1972) is a Malawian former middle-distance runner.

Competing in the men's 800 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Francis finished eighth in heat eight and failed to qualify for the next round.[1] At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he ran in the men's 1500 metres, finishing last in heat one and setting a new national record with a time of 3:46.34.[1] Munthali also featured in both the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games, covering distances from 1500 metres up to the marathon.

After retiring from competitive sports, Francis became the national athletics coach for Malawi.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Francis Munthali Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. "Campaign heats up Athletics Association of Malawi polls". Nyasa Times. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. "Malawi sweep Southern Africa Cross Country medals". Nyasa Times. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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