Yotam
Muleya Road which streches along David Kaunda Technical School,
joining Independence Avenue to Burma Road is named after Yotam Siachoba
Muleya, a Zambian athlete. In Lusaka's Emmasdale area, there is also a
primary school named after him.
Who was Yotam Muleya?
Yotam Muleya was born and grew up in Mudukula village in Choma where
for many years he had been racing with his hunting dogs as a small boy.
He made history at the age of 18 when he defeated British 4 minute
miler champion Gordon Pirie by a 100 yards in Salisbury in Southern
Rhodesia (present day Harare, Zimbabwe) in a three miles race.
Yotam Muleya died on November 23 1959 in a car accident in Michigan, United States.
Muleya's funeral service was held at Sikalongo Mission in Southern Zambia where his remains are buried.
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