James Kipsang Kwambai
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| Full name | James Kipsang Kwambai |
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 Kenya
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| birthday | 28th February 1983 (age 37) |
| place of birth | Kenya |
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| discipline | Marathon run |
| Best performance | 59:09 min (half marathon) 2:04:27 h (marathon) |
| last change: October 5th, 2018 | |
James Kipsang Kwambai (born February 28, 1983 in Marakwet District ) is a Kenyan marathon runner .
Athletic career
In 2002 James Kipsang set a course record in the Marseille - Cassis race . The following year he was third in the Berlin half marathon . In 2003 and 2004 he won the Udine Half Marathon, 2005 Roma - Ostia and the Bogotá Half Marathon .
In 2006 he won the Brescia Marathon in 2:10:20 h on his debut over the 42.195 km distance . When the Berlin Marathon the same year he served as pacemakers for Haile Gebrselassie on the road, and shortly after he won the Beijing Marathon in 2:10:36 hours.
The following year he finished second in the Boston Marathon and fifth in the New York City Marathon . In 2008 he was second at Roma - Ostia, eighth in Boston, won the Virginia Beach Half Marathon, came second at the Berlin Marathon and triumphed at the 84th edition of the Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre in the Brazilian city of São Paulo .
In 2009 he finished second in the Rotterdam Marathon , at the same time as the winner Duncan Kibet Kirong in 2:04:27 h. Before that, only Haile Gebrselassie had run a faster marathon. In the fall, Kwambai finished third in the Rotterdam Half Marathon , and at the end of the year he defended his title at the Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre.
In 2010 he finished fifth in New York City, in 2011 he finished sixth at the CPC Loop Den Haag and won the JoongAng Seoul Marathon . In 2012 he finished second in the Seoul International Marathon .
Personal bests
- Half marathon : 59:09 min, September 13, 2009, Rotterdam
- Marathon: 2:04:27 h, April 5, 2009, Rotterdam
Web links
- James Kwambai in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Athlete portrait on the World Marathon Majors website
Individual evidence
- ^ IAAF: Kwambai and Yimer win São Silvestre road race in Sao Paulo . January 1, 2009
- ↑ Africans win "Sao Silvestre" (January 1st, 2009)
- ↑ IAAF: Kibet edges Kwambai as both clock 2:04:27 - Rotterdam Marathon . April 5, 2009
- ^ IAAF: Kwambai and Kipkoech take São Paulo New Year's Eve wins . January 1, 2010
- ^ IAAF: Kwambai beats the rain and chill in Seoul . November 6, 2011
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| SURNAME | Kwambai, James Kipsang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marakwet District |