Kamongwa Makorobondo Salukombo (born 13 August 1988) is a Congolese long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.

Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he and his family fled the DRC in 2001 during the Second Congo War. They then spent 3 years in Uganda at a refugee camp. He and his family resettled in the Cleveland, OH area in 2004.

Makorobondo Salukombo

After graduating from Lakewood High School, he attended Denison University and graduated in 2012.

Makorobondo Salukombo

He competed in the men's marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.

Makorobondo Salukombo

References

1988 births

Living people

Democratic Republic of the Congo male marathon runners

Olympic athletes for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people