Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein

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Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein (born April 4, 1965 in Eldoret ) is an American long-distance runner of Kenyan origin who specializes in road running.

In 1987 he came to the United States, where he studied at Lubbock Christian University and Northern Arizona University and was active as a middle-distance runner . He then emulated his older brother Ibrahim Hussein , the three-time winner of the Boston Marathon , and switched to longer distances.

His first major success was in 1998 when he won the Honolulu Marathon , which his brother had already won three times in the 1980s.

The following year he finished second in the rock 'n' roll marathon in 2:10:45 h. A third place in Honolulu in 1999 and 2000 was followed by a fifth place in the Boston Marathon and a victory in Honolulu in 2001.

In 2002 he finished fourth in Boston, won the JoongAng Seoul Marathon and defended his title in Honolulu. In 2003 he finished fourth in the Seoul International Marathon and second in Honolulu.

In 2004 he was third in the Seoul International Marathon (with his personal best of 2:08:10 h), in the JoongAng Seoul Marathon and in Honolulu. He was granted US citizenship in October of that year.

In 2005 and 2006 he was the US marathon champion as the overall winner of the Twin Cities Marathon. With his second in the Honolulu Marathon in 2005, he came for the eighth time in a row on a podium place in this race.

In 2007 he was allowed to compete internationally for his new home country and came 21st as the best US American in the marathon of the World Athletics Championships in Osaka .

In 2005 he set the current US records for the Masters class (M40) with 1:03:23 h in the half marathon and 1:17:12 h in the 25 km road race. In the same year he achieved a world best time for this age group over 12 km with 36:06 minutes.

Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein is 1.73 meters tall and weighs 63 kg. He lives in Albuquerque and is his own trainer.

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SURNAME Hussein, Mbarak Kipkorir
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American long-distance runner of Kenyan origin
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Eldoret