Ian Syster
Ian Syster (born January 20, 1976 , † December 25, 2004 in Upington ) was a South African long-distance runner .
As a South African marathon champion, he drove to the World Athletics Championships 2001 in Edmonton , where he finished 14th in the marathon .
In 2002 he set his personal best at the London Marathon with 2:07:06. At the marathon of the World Athletics Championships in Paris in 2003 , he finished seventh, in the same year he won the Beijing Marathon .
Ian Syster was killed in a car accident with his two-month-old son on Christmas morning 2004 while on the way to see his family.
Web links
- Ian Syster in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr (French)
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| SURNAME | Syster, Ian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th January 1976 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 2004 |
| Place of death | Upington |