Daniel Mateiko (born 4 August 1998) is a Kenyan long-distance runner and member of the

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. He has raced mainly between 5000m and half marathon and holds a 58:26 half marathon personal best which makes him the 9th fastest of all time over that distance.

Career

2019-2020

Daniel Mateiko began competing on the track primarily at

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. On 21 August 2019 he finished 5th at the Kenyan Championships in

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. 2020 saw Mateiko win the Eldama Ravine Half Marathon in Eldama Ravine, Kenya.

2021

Daniel Mateiko began 2021 competing on the track in 10000m. On 8 June as an invited athlete at the Ethiopian Trials in

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, he raced internationally for the first time, and placed 6th in a personal best of 27:03:94. Mateiko then went to the Kenyan Olympic Trials, and placed 5th in a race won by his

training partner

Geoffrey Kamworor Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (born 22 November 1992) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in cross country, marathon, and half marathon races. He was the 2011 World Junior Cross Country Champion. Kamworor won the IAAF Worl ...

. Mateiko then moved to the roads and contested two half marathons. First, he placed 3rd at the

Copenhagen Half Marathon The Copenhagen Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in September on the city streets of Copenhagen, Denmark, first held in 2015. It is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, making it the foremost race ...

in 59:25. Then over a month later on 24 October, Mateiko placed 3rd at the

Valencia Half Marathon The Valencia Half Marathon ( es, Medio Maratón de Valencia) is an annual half marathon road running event held in Valencia, Spain, since 1988. It is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics. The race is organised by the Valen ...

in a personal best and top-10 all-time performer time of 58:26.

2022

Daniel Mateiko started his 2022 racing campaign on the roads and at the

Ras al Khaimah Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon is an annual half marathon held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. History The first event, in 2007, saw Samuel Wanjiru breaking the world record, but Wanjiru himself set a new world record only a month later in ...

on 19 February he placed 6th in 58:45. Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon 2022. (2022, February 19). Therakhalfmarathon.Com. Retrieved June 7, 2022, from https://www.therakhalfmarathon.com/race-results/ Mateiko then raced at the Istanbul Half Marathon on 27 March where he finished 2nd in 1:00:05. His compatriot

Rodgers Kwemoi Rodgers Kwemoi Chumo (born 3 March 1997) is a Kenyan long-distance runner specialising in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He is the 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist at the longer distance. Born in Kenya's Mount Elgon District, he mad ...

won the race. Mateiko then competed on the track and in his season opener at 5000m at the

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he again was runner-up clocking a new PB of 13:13.45 behind race winner

Jacob Krop Jacob Krop (born 4 June 2001) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. Career Krop ran 5000 metres in 13:14.44, his personal best, in Abidjan on 19 April 2019. After placing 4th at the Kenyan Trials, he qualified on the same distance for the final at ...

Personal bests

;Outdoor

References

External links

* on World Athletics {{DEFAULTSORT:Mataiko, Daniel 1998 births Living people Kenyan runners Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan long-distance runners