▁Mand el ▁Category : T ele vision ▁theme ▁songs <0x0A> </s> ▁Sh a un ▁Me ik lej ohn ▁( born ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁P ret oria , ▁South ▁Africa ) ▁is ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁mar athon ▁and ▁ult ra - mar athon ▁ath lete , ▁most ▁widely ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁winning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Com r ades ▁Mar athon , ▁the ▁ 8 9   km ▁mar athon ▁between ▁Dur ban ▁& ▁Piet erm ar itz burg . ▁Before ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁race ▁winner ▁B ong mus a ▁M th emb u , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁winner ▁from ▁the ▁race ▁province , ▁K wa Z ulu - N atal . ▁He ▁has ▁run ▁the ▁race ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁times . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Me ik lej ohn ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁Car leton ville , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁Car leton ▁Jones ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁he ▁obtained ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Com merce ▁in ▁Account ing ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Natal . ▁ ▁Running ▁career ▁and ▁com eb ack ▁During ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁Sh a un ▁Me ik lej ohn ▁earned ▁ 1 0 ▁gold ▁Com r ades ▁med als ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁a ▁top ▁ 1 5 ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁Two ▁O ce ans ▁Ult