Wilson Onsare Ombui (born 15 June 1976) is a Kenyan 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 ...

who competed in half marathon and

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races. His time of 2:06:47 hours at the 2003

Paris Marathon The Paris Marathon (french: Marathon de Paris) is an annual marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France. It is the marathon with the second-most finishers in the world, behind the New York City Marathon. The marathon begins along the Champs ...

made his fastest ever debut run at the time, but he never bettered the mark. His other marathon highlights included a runner-up performance at the 2005

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and a third-place finish at the

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in Japan. His best time for the half marathon was 1:00:52 hours, and he had victories over that distance at the Paris Half Marathon, America's Finest City Half Marathon, and Reims Half Marathon.

Career

Wilson began his major race career in 2000 with a series of half marathons in France. He was third at Le Lion Half Marathon, improved to second place at the

Auray-Vannes Half Marathon The Auray-Vannes Half Marathon (french: Semi-marathon d'Auray-Vannes) is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance (21.097 km) which takes place in early September in Brittany, France. The point-to-point course begins i ...

, then claimed his first victories over the distance at the Reims Half Marathon and Saint Pol- Morlaix Half Marathon. He was based in the United States for 2001 and took wins at the Charleston Distance Run 15-miler and America's Finest City Half Marathon.Wilson Onsare
Posso Sports. Retrieved on 2011-04-16. He returned to France for the 2002 season and remained on form, recording a new best time of 1:01:33 hours to win the Paris Half Marathon. He had three consecutive runner-up finishes that year, being the second-best runner at the

Nice Half Marathon The Nice Half Marathon (french: Semi-marathon international de Nice) is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance (21.1 km) held in April in the city of Nice, France. It is organised by the Azur Sport Organisation, wh ...

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and

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. He ended the year with another win at the Reims Half Marathon. He set two career bests that year – a 10K best of 27:55 minutes at a race in La Courneuve and a 25K best of 1:14:51 hours in Berlin. He stepped up to the full marathon distance in 2003 at the

and recorded the fastest ever time for a débutante—coming in third with a time of 2:06:47 hours. He also set his half marathon best that year, claiming the

title in a time of 1:00:52 hours. He ran two sub-2:10-hour marathons in 2004, coming third at the

and fourth at the Berlin Marathon,Onsare, Wilson
Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2011-04-18. and also came fourth at that year's

Bogotá Half Marathon The Bogotá International Half Marathon ( es, Media Maratón Internacional de Bogotá), or mmB as it is traditionally known, is an annual road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. Th ...

. Onsare was one of the front runners at the 2005

as he came second, just half a minute behind the winner

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. He was selected to represent Kenya in the marathon at the

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, but he did not manage to finish the race as he dropped out after 30 km. He also failed to match his early season form at the

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in November, as he finished nearly five minutes after the winner and ended the race in fifth. He was some way off his best times in the 2006 season as he was ninth in Boston (2:13:47) and 21st at the Chicago Marathon, where he slowed in the second half of the race and crossed the line after 2:16:12 hours.Chicago Marathon 2006
Active Results. Retrieved on 2011-04-18. He was restricted to shorter, low level races in 2007 and his highlight was a win at the 10 km de la Cité des Papes in

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. He returned to the marathon distance in 2009 at the Tiberias Marathon and he was seventh with a time of 2:13:43 hours. An appearance at the 2010 Annecy Marathon—one of the lesser European marathons—showed Onsare far outside of his previous elite standard, as he came seventh with a time of 2:29:51 hours.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Onsare, Wilson Living people 1976 births Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners