Margaret Okayo

Margaret Okayo (* May 30, 1976 in Masaba, Kisii ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

She grew up with nine siblings. In 1997, the petite runner (1.50 m, 39 kg) was discovered by her future manager Gabriele Rosa, who convinced them to go to Italy and to deny competitions there.

Her successes include numerous victories and course records at major marathons and other road races. In 2004, she had just as Paula Radcliffe and Lidia Simon at Marathon heat of the Olympic Games in Athens to retire early.

Bests

  • 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 in the Boston Marathon in 2002

Achievements

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 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 at the Nice Half Marathon in 1:09:48
  • 2001 12th place in Lisbon in 1:10:46
  • 2001 3rd place in Virginia Beach 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, 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; course record
  • 2002 winner of the Milan Marathon in 2:24:59; course record
  • 2002 6th place at the New York Marathon in 2:27:46
  • 2001 winner of the New York Marathon in 2:24:21; course record
  • 2000 3rd place at the New York Marathon in 2:26:36
  • 1999 2nd place at the Chicago Marathon in 2:26:00
Long-distance running Lidia Șimon Utica (New York) Boston-Marathon Virginia Beach, Virginia Castelli, Abruzzo London-Marathon New-York-City-Marathon Milano City Marathon Chicago-Marathon
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