John Ekiru Kelai
John Ekiru Kelai (born December 29, 1976 ) is a Kenyan marathon runner .
In 2003 he won the Singapore Marathon , and in 2004 he won the premiere of the Brussels Marathon in 2:10:59 h and was fourth in Singapore.
In 2005 he won the Maastrichts Mooiste and Enschede marathon races and was fourth in the Eindhoven marathons and fifth in Singapore. The following year he finished second in the Enschede Marathon and seventh in the Route du Vin . In 2007 he won the Mumbai Marathon , finished fourth in the Ottawa Marathon , and won the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2:09:30 hours. In 2008 he defended his title in Mumbai and finished fifth in Toronto.
In 2009 he finished third in Mumbai and fourth in the Ruhr Marathon and in Singapore. In 2010 another victory in Enschede was followed by winning the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi .
In 2013 he finished fourth in the Casablanca Marathon .
Personal bests
- 15 km road race : 43:16 min, April 24, 2005, Maastricht
- Half marathon : 1:02:45 h, September 24, 2006, Remich
- Marathon: 2:09:09 h, October 9, 2005, Eindhoven
Web links
- John Kelai in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
Footnotes
- ↑ IAAF: Hot favorite Jifar trounced, as Kelai wins Enschede Marathon ( Memento of May 10, 2005 in the Internet Archive ). May 9, 2005
- ↑ IAAF: unheralded Yang, Kenyan Kelai the winners in Mumbai ( Memento of 24 January 2007 at the Internet Archive ). January 21, 2007
- ^ IAAF: Kelai runs 2:09:30 in Toronto for the fastest time ever “Canadian soil” marathon ( Memento of October 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). October 1, 2007
- ^ IAAF: Kelai, Seboka take Mumbai Marathon titles ( Memento from January 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). January 20, 2008
- ^ IAAF: Double marathon triumph for Kenya ends athletics program at Commonwealth Games ( Memento of October 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). October 14, 2010
- ↑ RaceTimer: Results from Grand Marathon International de Casablanca, 2013. In: racetimer.se. Racetimer AB, accessed September 10, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kelai, John Ekiru |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1976 |