Margaret okay
Margaret Okayo (born May 30, 1976 in Masaba , Kisii ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner .
Life
She grew up among nine siblings. In 1997 the petite runner (1.50 m, 39 kg) was discovered by her future trainer Gabriele Rosa , who convinced her to go to Italy and compete there.
Her successes include numerous victories and course records in major marathons (e.g. New York City Marathon 2003 ) and other road races . In 2004 she, like Paula Radcliffe and Lidia Șimon, had to give up prematurely at the heat marathon of the Olympic Games in Athens .
Top performances
- 5000 m in 15: 30.0 in Nairobi (2001)
- 10 km in 32:26 in New York (2003)
- 15 km in 49:09 in Utica (1999)
- Half marathon in 1:07:23 in Udine (2003)
- Marathon in 2:20:43 at the 2002 Boston Marathon
successes
half marathon
- 2005 2nd place in Lisbon in 1:09:19
- 2004 winner in Lisbon in 1:09:51
- 2003 winner in Udine in 1:07:23
- 2003 Winner in Virginia Beach in 1:09:17
- 2002 3rd place in Lisbon in 1:08:49
- 2002 winner in Lisbon in 1:09:51
- 2001 winner in Udine in 1:08:51
- 2001 winner in San Diego in 1:10:38
- 2001 3rd place in the Nice half marathon in 1:09:48
- 2001 12th place in Lisbon in 1:10:46
- 2001 3rd place in Virginia Beach in 1:10:43
- 2000 winner in Udine in 1:09:03
- 2000 winner in Puerto Rico in 1:16:52
- 2000 winner in Rio de Janeiro in 1:11:22
- 1999 winner in Trieste in 1:10:08
- 1999 winner in Rio in 1:12:07
- 1999 winner in Castelli in 1:10:08
- 1998 winner in Trieste in 1:12:01
- 1998 winner in Merano in 1:12:38
- 1998 3rd place in Rio in 1:13:21
marathon
- 2006 9th place in the London Marathon in 2:29:16
- 2005 4th place in the London Marathon in 2:25:22
- 2004 Winner of the London Marathon in 2:22:35
- 2003 Winner of the New York City Marathon in 2:22:31
- 2003 4th place in the Boston Marathon in 2:27:39
- 2002 winner of the Boston Marathon in 2:20:43; track record
- 2002 winner of the Milan Marathon in 2:24:59; track record
- 2002 6th place in the New York Marathon in 2:27:46
- 2001 winner of the New York Marathon in 2:24:21; track record
- 2000 3rd place in the New York Marathon in 2:26:36
- 1999 2nd place in the Chicago Marathon in 2:26:00
Web links
- Margaret Okayo in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Portrait at IAAF - Focus on Athletes ( Memento from June 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), August 21, 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Okay, Margaret |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Masaba ( Kisii ) |