Dickson Marwa
Dickson Marwa ( Dickson Marwa Mkami ; born March 9, 1982 in Tarime , Mara region ) is a Tanzanian long-distance runner .
Life
In 2003 and 2005 he won the Gold Coast Marathon . In 2006 he was eighth over 5000 m and sixth over 10,000 m at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne , third at the Route du Vin and twelfth at the World Road Running Championships in Debrecen . The following year he came at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka over 10,000 m in 16th place and was eighth at the World Road Running Championships in Udine .
In 2008, he finished third in the RAK half marathon , and at the Olympic Games in Beijing , he finished 14th over 10,000 m.
In 2009 he came in 16th place at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin over 10,000 m and won the Prague Grand Prix .
Dickson Marwa is 1.78 m tall and weighs 58 kg. Until 2007 he was supervised by Afro-Sport Promotion , then by Demadonna Athletics.
Personal bests
- 1500 m : 3: 44.16 min, February 19, 2005, Adelaide
- 3000 m : 7: 42.94 min, June 8th 2007, Turin
- 5000 m: 13: 25.18 min, June 15, 2007, Lugano
- 10,000 m: 27: 38.58 min, May 26, 2007, Hengelo
- Half marathon : 59:52 min, February 8, 2008, Ras al-Khaimah
- Marathon : 2:12:53 h, July 6, 2003, Gold Coast
Web links
- Dickson Marwa in the database of World Athletics (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ IAAF: Mkami takes 10km honors in Prague ( Memento of October 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). September 12, 2009
- ↑ Athlete portrait ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Afro-Sport Promotion
- ↑ Athlete portrait at Demadonna Athletics
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marwa, Dickson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marwa Mkami, Dickson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tanzanian long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarime , Mara region |