Solomon Kirwa Yego (born May 10, 1987 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner . His preferred routes are the half marathon and the marathon .
After his victory in the Ostia half marathon in 2016, Yego was third in the all-time world ranking for this discipline with a time of 58:44 minutes . Only two runners ahead of him, Zersenay Tadese and Samuel Wanjiru , ever ran a faster half marathon time.
Personal bests
Success at international championships
| year |
placement |
route |
Event
|
| 2014: |
1st place |
Cross-country run (team) |
African Cross Country Championships 2014, Kampala ( Uganda )
|
| 2014: |
4th Place |
Cross-country run (single) |
African Cross Country Championships 2014, Kampala (Uganda)
|
Success at national championships
| year |
placement |
route |
Event
|
| 2014: |
5th place |
Cross-country run (12 km) |
Kenyan Cross Country Championships 2014, Nairobi
|
Races won
| year |
Events
|
| 2011: |
Collemar marathon
|
| 2011: |
Castellana Marathon
|
| 2012: |
Ferrara half marathon
|
| 2012: |
Europe half marathon
|
| 2012: |
Borghi half marathon
|
| 2012: |
Cremona half marathon
|
| 2015: |
Lake Maggiore half marathon
|
| 2015: |
Udine half marathon
|
| 2015: |
Cremona half marathon
|
| 2016: |
Rome Ostia Half Marathon
|
Personal annual bests
10,000 m (train)
|
year
|
time
|
Competition location
|
| 2015:
|
28: 23.0
|
Nairobi (Kenya)
|
10 km (road)
15 km (road)
|
year
|
time
|
Competition location
|
| 2016:
|
41:54
|
Roma - Ostia (Italy)
|
Half marathon (21.0975 km) (road)
marathon
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ Eternal world ranking list half marathon of the IAAF , from: iaaf.org.
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↑ Herbert Steffny, Eternal World Best Lists Half Marathon , from: herbertsteffny.de.
