Simon Biwott (born 3 March 1970 in
Eldoret
Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya and serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. The town was referred to by white settlers as Farm 64, 64 and colloquially by locals as 'Sisibo'. As per the 2019 Kenya Population ...
,
Uasin Gishu District
Uasin Gishu County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya located in the former Rift Valley Province. Eldoret has the county's largest population center as well as its administrative and commercial center. “It lies between longitudes 34 degrees 50 ...
) is a former
long-distance runner
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength.
Within e ...
from
Kenya
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who won the
silver medal
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in the men's
marathon
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at the
2001 World Championships in Athletics
The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event ...
. The race in
Edmonton, Canada
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was won by
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
's reigning Olympic champion
Gezahegne Abera
Gezahegne Abera ( Amharic: ገዛሄኘ አበራ; born April 23, 1978) is an Ethiopian athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Born in Etya, Arsi Province, Gezahegne's first international competition was the ...
. A year later, Biwott won the
Rotterdam Marathon
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. He also won marathons in
Cancún
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,
Mexico City
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(1998),
Berlin
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,
Milan
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(2000), and
Paris
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(2001). After his career in athletics, he started a private school in
Eldoret
Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya and serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. The town was referred to by white settlers as Farm 64, 64 and colloquially by locals as 'Sisibo'. As per the 2019 Kenya Population ...
. His personal best of 2:06:49 was run at the 2002 edition of the Berlin Marathon.
He was a surprise winner at the 2000 Berlin Marathon, having only entered as a
pacemaker
An artificial cardiac pacemaker (or artificial pacemaker, so as not to be confused with the natural cardiac pacemaker) or pacemaker is a medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to the chambers of the heart eith ...
originally.
Surprise win by pacemaker Simon Biwott
IAAF (2000-09-10). Retrieved 2018-05-24.
Achievements
References
External links
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Runner's Web
1970 births
Living people
Kenyan male long-distance runners
Kenyan male marathon runners
Paris Marathon male winners
World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya
World Athletics Championships medalists
Berlin Marathon male winners
Pacemakers
People from Uasin Gishu County
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