Wilson Omwoyo (born 25 November 1965) is a retired

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n long-distance runner. He competed for his country at the

1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at the Kincsem Park on March 26, 1994. A preview on the event was given in the Herald, and a report in ''The New York Times''. Complete results for senior men, ...

, where he finished 17th overall. Although he did not have success internationally with Kenya, he won numerous competitions on the European circuit during his career. In

cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open cou ...

, he won the 1990

Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio The Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in Llodio in the Basque Country, Spain, around late November. The event was first held in February 1985 and changed to an end-of-year competit ...

and in 1992 topped the podium at the

Cross de l'Acier The Cross de l'Acier ( en, Cross of Steel) was an annual cross country running competition held in late November in Leffrinckoucke, France. First held in 1990, it was one of the foremost competitions of its type in France. Ten races were held at th ...

and Cross Memorial Juan Muguerza races. Other victories included the Cross du Figaro in Paris in 1993 and the Tilburg Warandeloop in 1995. In addition to his cross country running, he won top level

road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance ...

competitions as well. He won the Foulée Suresnoise twice consecutively in 1993/1994. At the Greifenseelauf

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 shortcut ...

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he set a course record of 1:01:53 hours in 1994 and returned the following year to win for a second time. He was also a two-time winner at the Grand Prix von Bern (taking titles in 1994 and 1996). In the same year as his second victory in Bern, he won the

20 km of Brussels The 20 km of Brussels (french: 20 km de Bruxelles, nl, 20 km door Brussel) is a 20.1 km running race that has been held each year in Brussels since 1980, usually in May. It used to have a maximum number of 25,000 entries, which were normally sold o ...

race with a course best time of 55:41 minutes. He continued running after peaking in his thirties, but competed at smaller races. He won the Swansea Bay 10K in Wales in 1998. In 2007 he was still running and set an all-comers record for the territory of Guadeloupe, winning a half marathon in Abymes in a time of 1:08:04 hours.All-Comers Records- Half Marathon
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