John Yuda Msuri

John Yuda Msuri medal table
Long distance runner
Tanzania
Commonwealth Games
bronze	2002 Manchester	10,000 m
World Cross Country Championships
silver	2002 Dublin	Long haul
Half marathon world championships
bronze	2002 Brussels	half marathon
bronze	2001 Bristol	half marathon

John Yuda Msuri (born June 9, 1979 in Kwapakacha , Kondoa District , Dodoma Region ) is a Tanzanian long-distance runner .

Msuri started running in elementary school and continued to run it as a hobby alongside his work as a mechanic in Dodoma . In 2000 he managed to qualify for the national championships, finishing fifth in the 5000 and 10,000 meters , respectively . He was temporarily accepted into a running club for the elite and ran his first marathon in August in 2:20:12 hours.

Further training in cross-country enabled him to take part in the 2001 cross-country championships in Ostend at the beginning of the next season , where he finished 14th on the short and 27th place on the long distance. He was signed by KIMbia Athletics and has now successfully competed in road races . Among other things, he won the Würzburger Residenzlauf and was second in the 25 km from Berlin , only beaten by Rodgers Rop , who ran the world record. At the Half Marathon World Championships in Bristol , he won bronze behind Haile Gebrselassie and Tesfaye Jifar in a personal best of 1:00:12 h.

In 2002 he was second behind Kenenisa Bekele at the World Cross Country Championships in Dublin on the long distance and took bronze again at the World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels , this time behind Paul Malakwen Kosgei and Jaouad Gharib . During this season he was also successful as a track runner and set national records over 5000 and 10,000 meters. At the Commonwealth Games in Manchester he won the bronze medal over 10,000 meters, and at the Great North Run (a half marathon whose route is not suitable for the best list because of the steep gradient) he came second in 1:00:02 hours.

In the following year he was plagued by injuries and did not get past twelfth place at the World Athletics Championships in Paris / Saint-Denis over 10,000 meters. Twelfth. At the Half Marathon World Championships in Vilamoura he suffered from cramps in the closing stages, but still fought his way through and with a fifth place contributed to Tanzania winning team gold for the first time at the Half Marathon World Championships. A week later, Msuri won the Great South Run .

At the end of the year he was involved in a serious traffic accident, but suffered only minor injuries. His professional marathon debut at the 2004 London Marathon started off well. Up to 34 kilometers he was able to keep up with Evans Rutto and Sammy Korir , who finished first and second, but after a fall, Msuri suffered from muscle problems and fell back to ninth place. At the 10,000-meter run at the Athens Olympics , Msuri gave up due to a hip injury.

In 2005 he finished sixth at the Edmonton World Half Marathon Championships and won the Great South Run for the second time. In contrast, he finished 18th in the 10,000-meter run at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki .

John Yuda Msuri is 1.68 kg tall, weighs 47 kg and is trained by Dieter Hogen . He is married to his fellow runner Hawa Hussein and has invested his prize money in a music studio and an inn.

Top performances

• 5000 m: 13: 03.62 min, July 12, 2002, Rome (Tanzanian record)
• 10,000 m: 27: 06.17 min, August 30, 2002, Brussels (Tanzanian record)
• 10 km road run : 27:56 min, August 4, 2007, Cape Elizabeth ( Maine )
• Half marathon: 1:00:12 h, October 7, 2001, Bristol
• 25 km: 1:13:56 h, May 6, 2001, Berlin (Tanzanian record)
• Marathon: 2:10:13 h, April 18, 2004, London

Web links

• John Yuda Msuri in the database of World Athletics (English)
• John Yuda Msuri in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Portrait at IAAF - Focus on Athletes ( Memento from August 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), October 11, 2007