Gilbert Okari
Gilbert Okari (born July 2, 1978 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner .
Life
In 2003 he was over 10,000 m third in the national eliminations for the World Athletics Championships in Paris / Saint-Denis , but later removed from the squad. He decided to focus on road running now, and subsequently won several major races in the United States, including the Falmouth Road Race three times in a row (2004-2006). In 2006 he won the Vancouver Sun Run and the World's Best 10K . In 2008 he won the San José Half Marathon .
Okari is part of Dieter Hogen's KIMbia training group .
Personal bests
- 10,000 m: 27: 40.9 min, August 6, 2003, Haverford ( Pennsylvania )
- 10 km road run: 27:28 min, August 2, 2003, Cape Elizabeth ( Maine )
- 15 km: 43:02 min, July 8, 2001, Utica
- Half marathon : 1:01:26 h, March 14, 2009, The Hague
Web links
- Gilbert Okari in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Gilbert Okari at KIMbia Athletics
- Leading Edge: Gilbert Okari , article by Scott Douglas in Running Times Magazine, November 2006
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Okari and Kano win in San Jose ( Memento of October 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). October 6, 2008
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| SURNAME | Okari, Gilbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd July 1978 |