Sammy Kitwara

Sammy Kirop Kitwara (* November 26, 1986 in Marakwet ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

In 2007 he was third the Kenyan Championships in the 10,000 meter race. In 2008 he won at the Kenyan Police Championships in the 10,000 - meter race, but missed fifth of Kenya's elimination race over 10,000 m qualifying for the Olympic Games in Beijing. In the fall he won the Dam tot Damloop about 10 English miles, and when Singelloop Utrecht.

In 2009 he improved at the World 's Best 10K course record by 18 seconds, 27:26 min. Two weeks later he beat Haile Gebrselassie at CPC Loop Den Haag and won in a personal best time of 59:47 Half Marathon min. In May, he improved on the traditional running event, Bay to Breakers 12 km by 33:31 min 16-year- old course record.

In the Kenyan Championships in June, he won the 10,000 m in 27:44,46 min. and thus qualified for the World Championships in Berlin. In July, the Kenyan athletics federation him but emphasized surprising from the World Cup squad. Through his start at the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta Kitwara to have violated provisions of the Association. In September 2009 Kitwara won the Rotterdam Half Marathon in a time of 58:58 min. He is the fourth fastest runner ever over this distance (as of September 2009) and the sixth man in history who covered the half marathon distance under 59 minutes. In the World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham he was tenth.

In 2010 he was second in the Lisbon Half Marathon, he defended his title at the Bay to Breakers and was second in the Singelloop Utrecht. In the World Half Marathon Championships in Nanning, he won bronze in the individual competition and together with the Kenyan team gold. In 2011, he won for the second time at the World 's Best 10K.

Sammy Kirop Kitwara is 1,75 m tall and weighs 51 kg. His coach is three times the steeplechase world champion and former world record holder Kiptanui.

Bests

  • 5000 m: 13:34,0 min 7 June 2008, Nairobi
  • 10,000 m: 27:44,46 min 27 June, 2009, Nairobi
  • 10 - km road race: 27:11 min, 26 September 2010 Utrecht
  • Half Marathon: 58:58 min 13 September, 2009, Rotterdam
Long-distance running 2009 World Championships in Athletics 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Moses Kiptanui 5000 metres
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