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2022 Valencia Marathon
The 2022 Valencia Marathon was an Elite Platinum Label marathon race held in Valencia, Spain on December 4, 2022. It was the 42nd running of the race. Results 23-year old Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum, in his marathon debut, won the elite men's title by 2:01:53, and set a new course record. Amane Beriso, who has won the elite women's title by 2:14:58, also smashed the previous course record. She is now ranked third in the women's marathon all-time top list. References {{reflist Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ... 2022 in Spanish sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia Marathon
The Valencia Marathon (also known as Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon road running event hosted by Valencia, Spain since 1981. It is categorized as a Platinum Label Road Race by World Athletics. The race is organised by the Valencian sports club , which also organises the annual Valencia Half Marathon. The marathon is ranked Nº1 amongst marathons in the Spanish Road Races Ranking. History The marathon was first held in 1981 as a popular race known as the ''Marató Popular de València''. From 2011 to 2014, the marathon was known as the Divina Pastora Valencia Marathon. In 2015, the marathon was known as the Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Marathon. On , the race organizer announced the cancellation of the 2020 in-person edition of the mass race due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of running the race virtually, transferring their entry to 2021, or obtaining a full refund. Three days later, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamirat Tola
Tamirat Tola Abera (born 11 August 1991) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in track, road and cross country events. He won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Tamirat competed in the marathon at the 2017 and 2022 World Athletics Championships, earning silver and gold respectively, and setting a championship record in 2022. Career Tamirat Tola made his half marathon debut in Agadir in 2013, and then quickly improved to win the České Budějovice Half Marathon in a time of 1:02:04 hours. He improved his best further to 1:01:27 at the Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon,Tamrat Tola Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-03-29. then made a fast [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolshi Tesfu
Dolshi Tesfu (born 17 June 1999) is an Eritrean long-distance runner. She competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. She finished in 38th place. In 2017, she competed in the junior women's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda. She finished in 28th place. In 2018, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Valencia, Spain. She finished in 20th place. In 2019, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. She finished in 10th place. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ... in the women's 10,000m event. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigist Girma
Tigist Girma (born 12 July 1993) is an Ethiopian athlete specialising in the marathon. On May 1, 2021, Girma won the Ethiopian Olympic Marathon Trials in Sebeta City. She has twice run 2:19, with 2:19:52 being her personal best from the Amsterdam Marathon in 2019 and then second, almost matching it, in December 2020 with a time at the Valencia Marathon of 2:19:56. She also finished in the top 10 at the 2020 Tokyo Marathon and the 2021 London Marathon The 2021 London Marathon was the 41st running of the annual London Marathon on 3 October 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was postponed from April until October to maximise the chances of a mass participation event. The elite even .... References 1993 births Living people Ethiopian female long-distance runners Ethiopian female marathon runners 20th-century Ethiopian women 21st-century Ethiopian women {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fancy Chemutai
Fancy Chemutai (born March 20, 1995) is a Kenyan long distance runner who specializes in the half marathon. She finished third in her debut at the Prague Half Marathon and won the Göteborgsvarvet in Gothenburg in 1:07:58. On October 22, 2017 in Valencia, she finished second behind Joyciline Jepkosgei, another Kenyan long distance runner. In 2018, she won the RAK Half Marathon, with the second-fastest ever time of 1:04:52, missing the world record held by Joyciline Jepkosgei by one second. In 2019 at the B.A.A. 10K, presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is the second largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and the largest hospital in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Along with Massachusetts General Hospital, it is one of the two f ..., Chemutai set a new women’s course record of 30:36. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chemutai, Fancy Living people 1995 births Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Chepkirui
Sheila Chepkirui Kiprotich (born 27 December 1990) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner who competed earlier mainly in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres. She won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Chepkirui was the 5000 m 2016 African champion, setting the championship record. As of September 2022, she placed fourth in the 10 km road race on the world all-time list. Career In her youth, Sheila Chepkirui competed in age category competitions. She defeated Yuriko Kobayashi over 1500 m at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics to claim her first international gold medal. Her finishing time of in a 4:12.29 minutes was a championship record. She returned to defend her title two years later, but ended up as bronze medallist at the 2007 event. She failed to improve at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and did not get past the heats. She dropped out of the sport after that year. Chepkirui joined up with Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letesenbet Gidey
Letesenbet Gidey (Tigrinya: ለተሰንበት ግደይ, born 20 March 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who holds three world records plus one world best. A 10,000 metres 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, at the World Athletics Championships she won the silver medal in the event in 2019 and a gold in 2022. Letesenbet holds the current world records for the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and half marathon, which she set in October 2020, June 2021 and October 2021 respectively. She is only the second athlete after Ingrid Kristiansen from 1989–1991 to hold them simultaneously. Her record in the half marathon, making Letesenbet the first debutante to set a world record in the event, broke previous mark by more than a minute. She also holds the world best in the 15 km road race, which was also an over one-minute improvement. Letesenbet became the first woman to break the 64 and 63-minute barriers in the half marathon and 45-minute barrier in the 15 km. She re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goitom Kifle
Goitom Kifle (born 3 December 1993) is an Eritrean athlete competing in long-distance events. He represented his country at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *3000 metres – 7:59.64 (Los Corrales de Buelna 2010) *5000 metres – 13:22.92 (Rabat 2012) *10,000 metres – 27:32.00 (Eugene 2013) * 15 kilometres – 42:26 (Lisbon 2013) * 20 kilometres – 57:36 (Marugame 2016) *Half marathon – 1:00:20 (Azpeitia 2014) * Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ... - 2:05:28 (Valencia 2021) References 1993 births Living people Eritrean male long-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Eritrea Athletes (track and field) at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milkesa Mengesha
Milkesa Mengesha (born 16 April 2000) is an Ethiopian athlete. He won gold in the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race in Aarhus. In June 21 he shaved 27 seconds off his personal best in the 5000m going from 13:25.74 to 12:58.28 as he finished third in the Ethiopian Olympic trials behind Nibret Melak and Getnet Wale and secured his place at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Personal bests Outdoor * 3000 metres – 7:49.23 (Oslo 2019) *5000 metres – 12:58.28 (Hengelo 2021) * 10000 metres – 27:00.24 (Hengelo 2022) Road *10 kilometres – 27:47 (Dongio 2019) *Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ... – 58:58 (København 2022) References 2000 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners Athletes (trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaan Kigen Özbilen
Mike Kipruto Kigen (born 15 January 1986) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres and won silver medals in both events at the African Championships in Athletics in 2006 representing Kenya. In October 2015, he changed his name to Kaan Kigen Özbilen and has since then competed for Turkey. Career Kigen was born in Keiyo District. He graduated in 2005 from the Simotwo High School in Ainabkoi, Keiyo South District where He was represented the school in various competitions. He is based at the PACE Sports Management training camp in Kaptagat. Kigen's breakthrough year came in 2006 when he represented Kenya internationally at three competitions. He was fifth at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – a placing that brought him a gold medal with the Kenyans in the team competition. He set a personal best of 12:58.58 in the 5000 metres at the Bislett Games in Oslo and became the national champion over the distance. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Mutiso
Alexander Mutiso Munyao (born 10 September 1996) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in road running. His personal best of 57:59 in the half marathon set at the 2020 Valencia Half Marathon is the fourth fastest time ever. Personal bests ;Outdoor *1500 metres – 7:56.86 (Donetsk 2013) *5000 metres – 13:21.90 (Kumamoto 2016) *10,000 metres – 27:23.03 (Yokohama 2021) ;Road *Half marathon – 57:59 (Valencia 2020) *Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ... - 2:03:29 (Valencia 2022) References External links * 1996 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners 20th-century Kenyan people 21st-century Kenyan people {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the Province of Valencia, province of the same name. The wider urban area also comprising the neighbouring municipalities has a population of around 1.6 million, constituting one of the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, major urban areas on the European side of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located on the banks of the Turia (river), Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula, at the Gulf of Valencia, north of the Albufera lagoon. Valencia was founded as a Roman Republic, Roman colony in 138 BC. Al-Andalus, Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation systems and crops. Crown of Aragon, Aragonese Christian conquest took place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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