Amos Tirop Matui

Amos Tirop Matui (born May 27, 1976 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon distance .

In 2003, Matui won the Baden Marathon in 2:17:59 hours. In 2004 he came second in the Hanover marathon in 2:13:21 hours and won the Hamburg half marathon in 1:05:26 hours. In the Brussels Marathon he finished fourth in 2:12:14 hours. In 2005 he won the Casablanca Marathon in 2:14:34 hours and the Singapore Marathon in 2:15:55 hours. The following year he finished third in the Ottawa Marathon with a personal best of 2:10:32 hours and successfully defended his title in Singapore in 2:15:01 hours.

In 2007 Matui finished seventh in Ottawa in 2:14:11 hours and second in Singapore in 2:14:25 hours. The next year he finished third in the Ottawa Marathon in 2:15:15 hours. In 2009 he won the Nashville Marathon in 2:13:41 hours. At the Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, he won the bronze medal in the marathon with a time of 2:15:58 hours.

In 2011, Matui finished third in the Hanover Marathon with a personal best of 2:10:07 hours.

Web links

• Amos tirop matui in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Athlete portrait by Amos Tirop Matui on marathoninfo.free.fr