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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Sammy KITWARA

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Kenya Kenya
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    26 NOV 1986     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14208598
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Gold

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's Marathon 15 for 3 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 80 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
5000 Metres 13:34.0h Nairobi (KEN) 07 JUN 2008 1088
10,000 Metres 27:44.46 Nairobi (KEN) 27 JUN 2009 1156
10 Kilometres 27:11 Utrecht (NED) 26 SEP 2010 1219
12 Kilometres 34:15 San Francisco, CA (USA) 16 MAY 2010 0
15 Kilometres 43:42 Heerenberg (NED) 07 DEC 2008 1090
10 Miles Road 45:17 * Amsterdam (NED) 21 SEP 2008 1176
20 Kilometres 57:42 Paris (FRA) 12 OCT 2008 1150
Half Marathon 58:48 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 18 SEP 2011 1243
Marathon 2:04:28 Chicago, IL (USA) 12 OCT 2014 1263

Legend

* Not legal.

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2014 13:46.5h Nairobi (KEN) 17 MAY 2014
2011 13:45.6h Nairobi (KEN) 14 JUL 2011
2010 13:43.8h Nairobi (KEN) 24 JUN 2010
2008 13:34.0h Nairobi (KEN) 07 JUN 2008
2007 14:03.3h Eldoret (KEN) 04 MAY 2007

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2010 28:32.77 Nairobi (KEN) 28 AUG 2010
2009 27:44.46 Nairobi (KEN) 27 JUN 2009
2008 28:12.26 Nairobi (KEN) 05 JUL 2008
2007 28:11.6h Nairobi (KEN) 16 JUN 2007

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2015 28:51 San Juan (PUR) 01 MAR 2015
2014 28:31 Tao Baja (PUR) 25 MAY 2014
2013 28:42 San Juan (PUR) 24 FEB 2013
2012 28:02 San Juan (PUR) 26 FEB 2012
2011 27:35 San Juan (PUR) 27 FEB 2011
2010 27:11 Utrecht (NED) 26 SEP 2010
2009 27:26 San Juan (PUR) 01 MAR 2009
2008 27:44 Utrecht (NED) 28 SEP 2008

Outdoor

12 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2010 34:15 San Francisco, CA (USA) 16 MAY 2010

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2008 43:42 Heerenberg (NED) 07 DEC 2008

Outdoor

20 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2008 57:42 Paris (FRA) 12 OCT 2008

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2018 1:01:12 Lisboa (POR) 11 MAR 2018
2016 59:47 Lisboa (POR) 20 MAR 2016
2015 1:00:25 Luanda (ANG) 06 SEP 2015
2014 1:00:24 Luanda (ANG) 07 SEP 2014
2013 1:02:25 Egmond aan Zee (NED) 13 JAN 2013
2012 1:05:13 Bogotá (COL) 29 JUL 2012
2011 58:48 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 18 SEP 2011
2010 59:34 Abu Dhabi (UAE) 07 JAN 2010
2009 58:58 Rotterdam (NED) 13 SEP 2009
2008 1:00:54 Rabat (MAR) 20 APR 2008

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2018 2:06:21 Valencia (ESP) 02 DEC 2018
2017 2:05:15 Valencia (ESP) 19 NOV 2017
2016 2:05:45 Amsterdam (NED) 16 OCT 2016
2015 2:07:43 London (GBR) 26 APR 2015
2014 2:04:28 Chicago, IL (USA) 12 OCT 2014
2013 2:05:16 Chicago, IL (USA) 13 OCT 2013
2012 2:05:54 Chicago, IL (USA) 07 OCT 2012

Honours - World Half Marathon Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. Half Marathon 1:00:22 Nanning (CHN) 16 OCT 2010
10. Half Marathon 1:01:59 Birmingham (GBR) 11 OCT 2009

Honours - Major Marathon

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. Marathon 2:09:50 Chicago, IL (USA) 11 OCT 2015
2. Marathon 2:04:28 Chicago, IL (USA) 12 OCT 2014
3. Marathon 2:05:16 Chicago, IL (USA) 13 OCT 2013
4. Marathon 2:05:54 Chicago, IL (USA) 07 OCT 2012
6. Marathon 2:16:43 Boston, MA (USA) 18 APR 2016
6. Marathon 2:07:43 London (GBR) 26 APR 2015

Honours - International Marathon

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Half Marathon 58:58 Rotterdam (NED) 13 SEP 2009

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 10,000 Metres 27:44.46 Nairobi (KEN) 27 JUN 2009
Results in:

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result Remark
17 MAR 2019 Seoul Marathon, Seoul KORKOR GL F - - DQ

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