Emmanuel Saina

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Emmanuel Saina athletics
Full name Emmanuel Saina Kipkemboi
nation KenyaKenya Kenya
birthday 6th September 1992 (age 27)
Career
discipline Long distance running
Best performance Marathon : 2:05:02 h
status active
last change: September 25, 2018

Emmanuel Saina Kipkemboi (born September 6, 1992 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner .

Athletic career

Saina did not appear internationally until 2018; previously, a total of three results achieved in his home country from 2015 and 2016 were recorded in the IAAF database .

In April 2018, Saina finished second in the half marathon in Berkane, Morocco, with a time of 1:02:03 h. On September 23, Saina made his marathon debut at the Buenos Aires Marathon in 2:05:21 h. Originally planned as a pacemaker up to the 30-kilometer mark, he decided to run the full distance before the race and finally won with a faster second half (1:02:29 h) with almost four minutes ahead of his compatriot Barnabas Kiptum . He clearly undercut the old course record (2:09:46 h) and also achieved the fastest marathon time ever run in South America.

In January 2019, Saina finished fourth in the Dubai Marathon after 2:05:02 hours. For the third time under 2:06 h, he finished third in the Rotterdam Marathon in 2:05:42 h in early April .

Saina is managed by the Italian Federico Rosa.

Personal bests

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Results from Semi Marathon International de Berkane 2018. In: racetimer.se. Retrieved September 25, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Emmanuel Saina in the World Athletics database . Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ a b Aunque con menos corredores, la maratón porteña volvió a sorprender. In: lanacion.com.ar. September 24, 2018, Retrieved September 25, 2018 (Spanish).
  4. ↑ Saina clocks 2:05:21 South American all-comers record in Buenos Aires, Mokaka takes Cape Town victory. In: iaaf.org. September 23, 2018, accessed September 25, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Saina Kipkemboi thrashes Buenos Aires Marathon course record. In: athletics.co.ke. September 23, 2018, accessed September 25, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Saina, Emmanuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Saina Kipkemboi, Emmanuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kenyan long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1992