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{{Infobox sportsperson | {{Infobox sportsperson | ||
| name = Yotam Muleya | | name = Yotam Muleya | ||
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| caption = | | caption = Portrait of Yotam Muleya | ||
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| fullname = Yotam Siachobe Muleya | | fullname = Yotam Siachobe Muleya | ||
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===Career=== | ===Career=== | ||
It was at Hodgson that Muleya’s career took off. He surprised many when he set a Northern Rhodesia & Federal record of 14: 57.2 in the 3 mile event on 27 May 1958.<ref name=remembers/> On the strength of this achievement, he was invited to compete against British distance star Gordon Pirie in a track meet at Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, a segregationist stronghold on 6 December 1958. However, his skin colour almost saw him being barred by South Africa-born William DuBois, a dedicated white supremacist who served as chairman of the Southern Rhodesian Amateur Athletic and Cycling Union.<ref name=time>"Sport: Race Against Racism," http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,937731,00.html ''Time,'' 22 December 1958</ref> | [[File:Yotam Muleya - Portrait.jpg|thumb|Gordon Pirie (left) and Northern Rhodesia’s Yotam Muleya (right) after the latter had beaten the world famous runner in a three mile race at Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia]] It was at Hodgson that Muleya’s career took off. He surprised many when he set a Northern Rhodesia & Federal record of 14: 57.2 in the 3 mile event on 27 May 1958.<ref name=remembers/> On the strength of this achievement, he was invited to compete against British distance star Gordon Pirie in a track meet at Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, a segregationist stronghold on 6 December 1958. However, his skin colour almost saw him being barred by South Africa-born William DuBois, a dedicated white supremacist who served as chairman of the Southern Rhodesian Amateur Athletic and Cycling Union.<ref name=time>"Sport: Race Against Racism," http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,937731,00.html ''Time,'' 22 December 1958</ref> | ||
"Mister whatever-his-bloody-name-is – this 'Kaffir' – has never even sent in a formal application. And if he had, it would have been turned down," said DuBois who when reminded of Muleya's record, added scornfully, "We do not count Kaffirs' performances."<ref name=time/> The association overruled DuBois and declared that Muleya would be allowed to compete but not wholeheartedly as he was excluded when white competitors were presented to the Governor before the race.<ref name=time/> | "Mister whatever-his-bloody-name-is – this 'Kaffir' – has never even sent in a formal application. And if he had, it would have been turned down," said DuBois who when reminded of Muleya's record, added scornfully, "We do not count Kaffirs' performances."<ref name=time/> The association overruled DuBois and declared that Muleya would be allowed to compete but not wholeheartedly as he was excluded when white competitors were presented to the Governor before the race.<ref name=time/> | ||
