Paul Kipngetich Tanui
Paul Kipngetich Tanui (born December 22, 1990 in Nakuru ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner .
Life
At the 2009 World Cross Country Championships in Amman, he finished fourth in the junior race and won gold with the team. He was then brought to Japan by Kenyan trainer Stephen Mayaka , where he was signed by the Kyudenko company's corporate team .
At the beginning of 2010 he became the Kenyan cross-country champion by more than 30 seconds . This made him the favorite for the senior race at the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz , where he finished eighth and won gold with the Kenyan team.
At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow and 2015 in Beijing , he won bronze over 10,000 meters . At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he won the silver medal over the same distance. In 2017 he won his third bronze medal over 10,000 meters at the World Championships in London.
Personal bests
- 5000 m : 12: 58.69 min, June 4th 2015, Rome
- 10,000 m : 26: 49.41 min, May 30, 2014, Eugene
- Half marathon : 1:02:18 h, March 16, 2014, Lisbon
Web links
- Paul Tanui in the database of World Athletics (English)
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Tanui emerges while Masai pounces as Kenya selects squad for Bydgoszcz ( Memento from February 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). February 20, 2010
- ↑ https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/results/men/10000-metres/final/result#resultheader
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tanui, Paul Kipngetich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nakuru |