Mark Plaatjes
Born 1962 in South Africa.
It was the relativ unknown Southafricanborn Mark Plaatjes who won the World Championships in 1993
Plaatjes started slowly and was under a great part of the race far behind in the field
He didn't catch the leading runner Lusketz Swartbooi Namibia until the last Kilometer, and left him behind
His winning time was 2:13:57, while Lusketz Swartbooi used 2:14:11
3'rd was dutch Bert van Vlaanderen 2:15:12

WC Others
Stuttgart 1993 Guld 2:13:57 Los Angeles 1991: nr 1 2:10:29