David Barmasai Tumo
David Barmasai Tumo (* 1989 ) is a Kenyan marathon runner .
In 2009 Tumo won the Eldoret marathon at 2100 m in 2:16:00 h. The following year, also at high altitude, he won the Nairobi Marathon and increased his best to 2:10:31 h. However, he only became internationally known in 2011 when he won the Dubai Marathon in 2:07:18 h. It was his first race outside Kenya.
At the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu, he was fifth in 2:11:39 h.
Web links
- Athlete portrait of David Barmasai Tumo at the IAAF (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ a b Runner’s World : David Barmasai: Out of nowhere into world class . July 20, 2011
- ^ IAAF: Barmasai and Mergia fight headwind to take Dubai Marathon wins ( Memento from January 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). January 21, 2011
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| SURNAME | Tumo, David Barmasai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1989 |