HamburgMarathon 2015: Elite Field

MEN ELITE ATHLETES HAMBURG MARATHON 2015

1 Shami Abdulahi ETH/1982 2:05:42

2 Feyisa Bekele ETH/1983 2:06:26

3 Marilson dos Santos BRA/1977 2:06:34

4 Micah Kogo KEN/1986 2:06:56

5 Philemon Rono KEN/1991 2:07:07

6 Lucas Rotich KEN/1990 2:07:18

7 John Mwangangi KEN/1990 2:07:28

8 Gudisa Shentama ETH/1980 2:07:43

9 Stephen Chebogut KEN/1985 2:08:02

10 Stephen Kibet KEN/1986 2:08:05

11 Gideon Kipketer KEN/1992 2:08:14

12 Ser-Od Bat-Ochir MNG/1981 2:08:50 (NR)

14 Jackson Limo KEN/1988 2:09:06

15 Ghirmay Ghebreslassie ERI/1995 2:09:08

16 Tesfaye Abera ETH/1992 2:09:46

17 Berhe Aregawi ETH/1990 2:15:05

18 Hunegnaw Mesfin ETH/1989 debut

19 Rui Pedro Silva POR/1981 2:12:15

20 Ricardo Ribas POR/1977 2:14:14

21 Edmilson Dos Reis Santana BRA/1987 2:17:12

22 Steffen Uliczka GER/1984 debut

23 Koen Naert BEL/1989 debut

24 Luis Pinto POR/1983 debut

25 Ivan Fernandez ESP/1988 debut

26 Julian Flügel GER/1986 2:14:20

27 Enrique Fernandez ESP/1984 2:15:36

28 Flavio Henrique Guimaraes BRA/1983 2:17:39

29 Nicolae Soare ROM/1991 debut

30 Muzaffer Bayram TUR/1990 debut

31 Alfredo Arevalo GUA/1976 2:12:53

32 Jesper Faurschou DEN/1983 2:16:15

33 Kari Karlsson ICE/1986 2:17:12

34 Konstantinos Poulios GRE/1977 2:17:12

35 Lars Budolfsen DEN/1980 2:17:36

36 Giovanni Grano ITA/1990 2:17:44

37 Markus Weiss-Latzko GER/1984 2:18:06

38 Frank Schauer GER/1989 2:18:56

39 Tiago Silva POR/1986 2:19:31

40 Jose Maria Caal GUA/1986 debut

41 Kevin Coffey CAN/1989 2:21:40

42 Christoforos Merousis GRE/1982 2:22:07

43 Georg Brunner ITA/1976 2:23:47

44 Ercan Muslu TUR/1988 2:24:11

45 Markus Stockhecke GER/

46 Mourad Bekakcha ALG/1978 2:26:45

47 Michael Pfeil GER/1984 2:27:09

48 Kristo Reinsalu EST/1977 2:28:05

49 Marc Kowalinski GER/1978 2:30:58

50 John Kuhlmann GER/1981 2:33:43

51 Jeroen Vogels NED/1980

Pacemakers 1st

group 2.06.00 pace

PACE 1 Alfred Cherop KEN/1986

PACE 2 Michael Mutai KEN/1983

PACE 3 Eliud Tarus KEN/1993

PACE 4 Nicholas Rotich KEN/1996

PACE 5 Jacob Kendagor KEN/1984

Pacemakers 2nd

group 2.12.00 pace

PACE 6 Wilfred Kigen KEN/1975

PACE 7 Ezekiel Chepkorom UGA/1992

Pacemakers 3rd

group 2.14.00 pace

PACE 8 Sebastian Reinwand GER/1987

PACE 9 David Cherop UGA/1986

Pacemakers 4th

group 2.16.00 pace

PACE 10 Robert Langat KEN/1988

WOMEN ELITE ATHLETES HAMBURG MARATHON 2015

F1 Georgina Rono KEN/1984 2:21:39

F2 Meseret Hailu ETH/1990 2:21:09

F3 Netsanet Abeyo ETH/1987 2:24:12

F4 Yuko Watanabe JPN/1987 2:25:56

F5 Sabrina Mockenhaupt GER/1980 2:26:21

F6 Beata Naigambo NAM/1980 2:27:54

F7 Sylvia Kibet KEN/1984 debut

F8 Diana Lobacevske LTU/1980 2:28:03

F9 Alina Prokopeva RUS/1985 2:29:18

F10 Mona Stockhecke GER/1983 2:33:50

F11 Maegan Krifchin USA/1988 debut

F12 Drici Barkahoum ALG/1989 debut

F14 Veronica Perez ESP/1979 2:34:45

F15 Michele Chagas BRA/1987 2:35:09

F16 Doroteia Peixoto POR/1983 2:36:51

F17 Anna Baumeister DEN/1987 2:39:13

F18 Otgonbayar Luvsanlundeg MNG/1982 2:39:50

F19 Renate Wyss SUI/1985 2:40:31

F20 Luisa Oliveira POR/1976 2:40:33

F21 Paula Todoran ROM/1985 2:41:24

F22 Nilay Esen TUR/1987 2:41:26

F23 Julia Viellehner GER/1985 2:41:41

F24 Monica Silva POR/1983 2:41:43

F25 Cristina Martinelli ITA/1966 2:44:00

F26 Julia Galuschka GER/1979 2:44:39

F27 Tinka Uphoff GER/1983 2:47:04

F28 Anja Schneider GER/1986 2:48:08

F29 Mayada Al-Sayed PSE/1992 2:53:37

Pacemakers women 1st group 2.26.00 pace

PACE 11 Stefan van den Broek BEL/1972

PACE 12 Abebe Garedew ETH/1995

Pacemakers women 2nd group 2.29.00 pace

PACE 14 Tobias Sauter GER/1983

Personal pacemakers

PACE 15 Marcel Brautigem GER/1987 (personal pace Mockenhaupt 2.26.00)

PACE 16 Alberto Mosca ITA/1978 (personal pace Stockhecke 2.30.00)

PACE 17 Augusto Costa POR/1969 (personal pace Peixoto 2.32.00)

PACE18 Tobias Singer GER/1989 (personal pace Mayada 2.43.00)

1. Shami Abdulahi

10 December 1982

Ethiopia

2:05:42

Shami discovered his talent after becoming high school champion in the 1500m in 2005. At that

moment he decided to become an athlete and help his family and community. His running

achievements also inspired children from his village to start running.

Winner Hamburg marathon in 2012 is definitely the proudest running accomplishment of Shami as

he won the race and came close to breaking his personal best. He is looking forward to return to

Hamburg.

2014 Toronto Marathon 3rd

2:08:39

2013 Amsterdam Marathon 4th

2:08:02

2012 Chicago Marathon 10th

2:08:39

2012 Hamburg Marathon 1st

2:05:58

2012 Dubai Marathon 7th

2:05:42

2011 Toronto Marathon 1st

2:09:51

2011 Rome Marathon 3rd

2:09:42

2. Feyisa Bekele

04 August 1983

Ethiopia

2:06:26

Feyisa Bekele had a breakthrough after changing coaches in 2012, he improved his personal best in

the marathon with almost 7 minutes to 2:06 in Amsterdam. The biggest victory of his career was the

2014 JoongAng Seoul Marathon which he won in 2:07:43.

2014 JoongAng Seoul Marathon 1st

2:07:43

2014 Seoul Marathon 8th

2:11:03

2013 Frankfurt Marathon 6th

2:09:17

2013 Tokyo Marathon 7th

2:09:05


2:06:26

3. Marilson dos Santos

06 August 1977

Brazil

2:06:34

Marilson dos Santos is one of the most successful long distance runners of South America. He is a

multiple South-American champion and has won various medals at the Pan-American Games and the

Ibero-American Championships. He also represented Brazil at several World Championships and

Olympic Games. He finished fifth in the Olympic marathon in London.

Marilson was the first South-American to win the New York City marathon back in 2006. He won this

prestigious marathon again in 2008. Besides these victories, Marilson is South-American record

holder in the 5000m and 10.000m on the track, and the 10k and half marathon on the roads.

His aim for Hamburg is to qualify for the Olympic Games in his home country Brazil. Competing in the

Olympic marathon in front of his home crowd, will be his ultimate goal.

2013 Berlin marathon 6th

2:09:24

2012 Olympic Games marathon 5th

2:11:10

2012 London marathon 8th

2:08:03

2011 Pan American Games 10.000m 1st

29:00.64


2:06:34


2:08:46

2008 New York marathon 1st

2:08:43

2007 World Championships Half Marathon 7st

59:33


2:08:37

2006 New York marathon 1st

2:09:58

2005 World Championships marathon 10th

2:13:40

2004 Chicago marathon 6th

2:08:48

2003 South American Championships 5000m 1st

13:52.15

4. Micah Kogo

03 June 1986

Kenya

2:06:56

Micah was the Olympic Games 10,000m bronze medallist in 2008 and is also a former world record

holder for 10k on the road (27:01). This time is still the second time ever on the all-time ranking. In

2013 Micah made his debut for the marathon with a second place in the Boston Marathon, later that

year he finished fourth in Chicago Marathon running his personal best 2:06:56. His best time in half

marathon is 59:49 which he ran in RAK in 2014. Micah’s personal best over 10.000m (26:35.63)

makes him the 6th

fastest man ever over 10.000m. Micah had an unfortunate year in 2014 and did

not run well in Boston and New York caused by overtraining. Since he successfully stepped up to the

marathon and with his fast PB’s in the shorter distances, it is only a matter of time before he breaks

his marathon PB.

2015 Lisbon Half Marathon 2nd

59:33

2014 Beach to Beacon 10k 5th

28:15

2014 RAK Half Marathon 6th

59:49


2:06:56

2013 Boston Marathon 2nd

2:10:27

2012 Great North Run 2nd

59:07

2009 Parelloop 10k 1st

27:01 World Record

2008 Olympic Games 10.000m 3rd

27:04.11

2006 Diamond League Brussels 10.000m 1st

26:35.63

5. Philemon Rono

08 February 1991

Kenya

2:07:07

Philemon surprised many by winning the Kenyan cross country trials February 2013. It meant for him

his first appearance in the Kenyan vest at the world cross championships. After the World

Championships he started his marathon career by pacing the men’s race in Rotterdam and pacing in

Berlin’s world record race in 2013. This gave him confidence and he decided to make his marathon

debut in Hamburg marathon. His training partner and course record holder Eliud Kipchoge told him

good stories this marathon. Philemon finished third in 2:07:07. His second marathon in Amsterdam

was not as successful as his debut because of an infection a few weeks before the race.

Besides being an athlete, Philemon is also part of the Kenyan police. Because of that, and because of

his length, his training mates call him ‘baby-police’.


2:10:23

2014 Hamburg marathon 3rd

2:07:07

2014 African Cross Country Championships 3rd

2013 Lille Half Marathon 2nd

60:39

2013 Bangalore World 10km 5th

28:37

2013 Kenyan Cross Trials 1st

2012 Paderborn Half Marathon 1st

60:58

2011 Tilburg Ten Miles 1st

47:21

6.Lucas Rotich

16 April 1990

Kenya

2:07:18

Lucas was born in Kapsoiya (about 25km from Iten) and grew up in a family with 7 children. When

Lucas ran his final School-Championships in 2007 his father took two days off from work and

travelled 200km to see his son competing. He is Lucas biggest fan but also his biggest critics as his

father believes that only position one is good enough. It took Lucas some time to explain his father

that the difference between school sports in Kenya and the world-class meetings in Europe is huge

and that he would need time to close the gap. When he went out to Europe in 2008 he ran decent

times on 3000m and 5000m (position 1 and 6 on the World Junior Lists) but his father wasn’t happy

about the positions he acquired. In 2012 Lucas missed the Olympics by finishing 6th during the

Kenyan trials which made him decide to change to the roads. However a knee-injury, which lead to

surgery in October 2013, has stopped him from running for a long period. But he recovered well, and

was fit enough to make his marathon debut in Hamburg last year. But it was also clear that he

needed some more time to fully adapt to the marathon trainings. So he did, and he bettered his

personal best by more than two minutes in Amsterdam marathon.

2014 Amsterdam Marathon 2nd

2:07:18

2014 Hamburg Marathon 8th

2:09:22

2012 Lille Half Marathon 7th

60:32

2012 Beach to Beacon 10km 3rd

28:11

2011 DL Brussels 10.000m 2nd

26:43.98

2011 City Pier City Half Marathon 5th

59:44

2010 DL Oslo 5000m 4th

12:55.06

2008 World Cross Country Champs Junior 3rd

22:42

2007 World Youth Championships 2nd

7:59.67

7. John Mwangangi

01 November 1990

Kenya

2:07:28

Unlike most Kenyans, John comes from a town called Machakos which is 60km south east of Nairobi.

His running skills were discovered during his time working for the Kenyans prisons. They advised him

to fully focus on running and so he did. He still competes for the prisons at the national

championship. Since last summer, John trains in Kaptagat, close to Eldoret. After being an excellent

pacer for some time, John moved to the full marathon distance in 2013. He has run a total of four

marathons and improved his personal best to 2:07:28 in the 2014 Amsterdam Marathon. The biggest

win for John is definitely his bronze medal at the World Half Marathon Championships in 2012.

2015 Egmond Half Marathon 3rd

63:53

2014 Amsterdam Marathon 3rd

2:07:28

2014 Dam tot Damloop 10 miles 1st

45:45


2:08:06

2013 Rotterdam Marathon 5th

2:09:32

2012 World Championships Half Marathon 3rd

61:01

8. Gudisa Shentema

19 June 1980

Ethiopia

2:07:43

The winner of the Hamburg marathon 2011 returns to Hamburg. Gudisa already has a long career

with a personal of 2:07 from 2008. He did not compete for 2 years after his victory in Hamburg, but

came back last year by taking the second place in Tapei marathon.

2014 Tapei Marathon 2nd

2:17:18


2:11:03

2008 Paris Marathon 4th

2:07:34


2:09:27

2006 Berlin Marathon 2nd

2:10:43


2:09:46

9. Stephen Chebogut

01 September 1985

Kenya

2:08:02

Stephen started off his marathon career running the Nairobi Marathon in 2009, he then caught the

attention of coach William Kiplagat. After 12 months training Stephen came to Europe for his first

marathon which he won in Reims clocking a sub 2:10 mark. He then went on to improve his personal

best to 2.08 in Paris and a year later he won his second marathon in his career in Istanbul. Stephen

started running while he was still in school. He had to run to school every day to be there on time.

Later he was inspired by international athlete Luke Kiptoo to make athletics his profession. Stephen

knows the course of Hamburg already, as he was one of the pacemakers for the first group in last

year’s edition.

2014 Chuncheon Marathon 4th

2:14:20

2014 Mumbai Marathon 4th

2:10:56


2:09:20

2012 Istanbul Marathon 1st

2:11:05


2:08:02

2010 Reims Marathon 1st

2:09:38

10. Stephen Kibet

09 November 1986

Kenya

2:08:05

Stephen Kibet is especially known as a fast half marathon athlete, having a personal best of 58:54.

This time ranks him 8th

on the all-time list. He also ran five marathons in his career, with a personal

best time of 2:08 which he ran three years ago in Rotterdam. Stephen trains in Kaptagat with well-

known 2:04 athletes as Dickson Chumba, Stanley Biwott and James Kwambai.

2015 Lisbon Half Marathon 3rd

59:58

2014 Lisbon Half Marathon 1st

61:06

2014 Luanda Half Marathon 2nd

60:35

2013 San Diego Half Marathon 3rd

61:43


59:59

2012 The Hague Half Marathon 1st

58:54


2:08:05

11. Gideon Kipketer

10 November 1992

Kenya

2:08:14

Gideon Kipketer trains in Kenya with coach and former athlete William Kiplagat. The past few years

school took a lot of time of Gideon. But after passing his exams, Gideon can now fully focus on his

athletics career. After solid marathons in Amsterdam, Tokyo and Paris, Gideon is now aiming for a

new personal best in Hamburg. Gideon is the younger brother of Valentine Kipketer, who was fifth in

Hamburg in 2012.


2:10:36

2013 Tokyo Marathon 12th

2:10:41

2014 Egmond Half Marathon 2nd

62:56


2:08:14

2012 Lille Half Marathon 4th

59:53

2012 Egmond Half Marathon 2nd

61:03

2010 World Cross Country Junior Championships 8th

12. Ser-Od Bat-Ochir

07 October 1981

Mongolia

2:08:50

Ser-Od Bat-Ochir used to train without a coach in China. But he wanted to train in Japan in 2013 to

prepare himself for the World Championships and there he got in contact with the NTN corporate

team. He decided to join this team and started to train with them in 2014. This change has already

paid off, as he improved his personal best in Fukuoka to 2:08. Ser-Od is the only Mongolian athlete

training in Japan and is getting widely known in Japan. Although athletics is not a major sport in

Mongolia, Ser-Od is well-known and a respected athlete in Mongolia. Ser-Od is a three time

Olympian and ran six consecutive World Championships from 2003 on.

2015 Lake Biwa Marathon 3rd

2:11:18

2014 Fukuoka Marathon 3rd

2:08:50

2013 Asian Marathon Championships 1st

2:17:56

2012 Beppu-Oita Marathon 2nd

2:11:05

2012 Osaka Marathon 1st

2:11:35

2011 London Marathon 9th

2:11:35

14. Jackson Limo

12 December 1983

Kenya

2:09:06

Jackson picked up running at a latter age and only joined a professional training-group at the end of

2012. Before that Jackson ran his best races in Kenya making top 3 in the majority of his races. In

2013 he made his marathon-debut in Osaka; he won in 2:12:06 in hot conditions. In April 2014 he ran

Paris opening his first half in 62minutes. He paid the prize in the last 2.2k where he dropped from 3rd

to 5th and from a pace of 2:06 to a time of 2:09. He bounced back by winning Osaka again in

November. He broke the course record in in humid condition. His winning margin was almost 3

minutes (ran alone from 17km). Jackson looks ready for a major improvement of his personal best.

Hamburg looks like the perfect place to do so.


2:12:06


2:09:06

2014 Paris Half Marathon 8th

61:45


2:12:06

2013 Route du Vin Half Marathon 1st

61:31

15. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie

14 November 1995

Eritrea

2:09:08

Although his parents never supported him to start running, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie chose for an

international running career instead of joining university. His first international race representing

Eritrea, were the World Junior Cross Country Championships in 2013, where he finished in seventh

position. After running some track races in Europe, Ghirmay realized that he had more talent for the

longer distances on the road and he moved up to the half marathon distances. He made his debut in

Paderborn in 2013 where he took the lead after six kilometers and won in a new course record of

60:09. Last year, Ghirmay ran a few strong half marathons finishing second at the National

Championships, first in San Blas, first in Göteborg and seventh at the World Championships (in a

World Junior Leading time of 60:10). Later on, he unexpectedly made his marathon debut in Chicago.

He started as a pacemaker but felt strong during the race and decided to finish. He finished sixth in

2:09:08.


2:09:08

2014 Castelbuono 10km 1st

30:32

2014 Göteborg Half Marathon 1st

60:36

2014 World Half Marathon Championships 7th

60:09

2014 San Blas Half Marathon 1st

63:53

2014 National Championships 2nd

60:01

2013 Paderborn Half Marathon 1st

60:09

16. Tesfaye Abera

31 March 1992

Ethiopia

2:09:46

Tesfaye Abera is probably the tallest athlete in the field with 1.92m. He made his marathon debut in

this year’s Mumbai marathon when he was only 22 years of age. He surprisingly took the win in hot

and humid conditions. He is now looking forward to the fast and flat course of Hamburg to improve

his personal best.

2015 Mumbai Marathon 1st

2:09:46

2014 Seven hills race 15k 4th

42:31

2013 Corrida de Langueux 10k 1st

28:21

2013 Buenos Aires Half Marathon 3rd

62:54

2013 World Cross Country Championships 14th

2012 Nice Half Marathon 3rd

60:32

18. Hunegnaw Mesfin

31 January 1989

Ethiopia

debut

Hunegnaw Mesfin realized he had the talent to become a strong athlete after he won the high school

championships. He wanted to become just as strong as Haile Gebrselassie and joined a training group

in Addis Ababa. Hunegnaw defines himself as a hard worker and is eager to learn new things. His

hard work already paid off last year when he became second in Rome Ostia Half Marathon in 59:39.

He is now focusing for his marathon debut in Hamburg.

2014 Rome Ostia Half Marathon 2nd

59:39

2013 Great Ethiopian Run 3rd

29:29

2011 Udine Half Marathon 6th

62:00

2011 World Cross Country Championships 8th

2008 World Junior Cross Country Championships 4th

2008 Neerpelt 10.000mn 5th

27:27.57

28. Julian Flügel

18 April 1986

Germany

2:14:20

Julian Flügel has represented Germany two times at the European Cross Country Championships, in

2011 and 2013. In Germany, he has won several medals at the National Championships. He was the

runner-up at the 2011 10.000m Championships, and has three bronze medals from various

championships in the 5000m, cross country and 10km. Last year he made his marathon debut in

Hamburg and clocked 2:15:39. He improved this time by more than one minute in last year’s

Frankfurt marathon.


2:14:20


2:15:39

2014 German Half Marathon Championships 2nd

65:49

2013 Breda Singelloop Half Marathon 10th

66:14

2013 Düsseldorf Kö-Lauf 5th

29:36

2012 Fürth Regional Indoor Champs 3000m 3rd

8:13.06

2011 German Championships 10k 4th

29:41

2011 German Championships 10.000m 2nd

29:36.37

WOMEN ELITE ATHLETES HAMBURG MARATHON 2015

F1. Georgina Rono

19 May 1980

Kenya

2:21:39

Defending champion Georgina Rono will return to Hamburg. She was born in Nandi County,

Rift Valley in Kenya in a family of six. Nowadays she lives together with her husband and two

children. Her running career started after joining other athletes who participated in the

school competitions. This is where she developed her passion and interest for running. As an

experienced marathon athlete, Georgina set her personal best in 2012 by finished second in

Frankfurt.


2:26:47

2014 Paris Half Marathon 2nd

69:31

2013 San Diego Half Marathon 2nd

69:03

2012 Frankfurt Marathon 2nd

2:21:39

2012 Udine Half Marathon 1st

67:58

2012 Boston Marathon 3rd

2:33:09

2012 RAK Half Marathon 2nd

69:13

2011 Eindhoven Marathon 1st

2:24:33

2011 Hannover Marathon 1st

2:31:19

F2. Meseret Hailu

12 September 1990

Ethiopia

2:21:09

World Half Marathon Champion 2012 Meseret Hailu comes to Hamburg! Meseret had a career

breakthrough in 2012 where she won the Egmond half marathon by beating World half marathon

Champion Florence Kiplagat. In the spring she improved her marathon PB by several minutes in

Prague, and decided that her next marathon would be Amsterdam marathon. Only a few weeks

before Amsterdam she travelled to Kavarna for the World Half Marathon Championships where she

surprised everybody by winning the gold medal. So she traveled in great shape to Amsterdam, where

she won in a fabulous 2:21:09. She also started her 2013 season really well by running an Ethiopian

Record of 66:56 in the RAK Half Marathon, which placed her 10th

on the all-time lists. Later on, she

took the second place at the 2013 Boston Marathon.


2:26:20

2013 Boston Marathon 2nd

2:26:58


66:56

2012 Amsterdam Marathon 1st

2:21:09

2012 World Half Marathon Championships 1st

68:55

2012 Prague Marathon 3rd

2:27:15

2012 Egmond aan Zee Half Marathon 1st

71:18

F3. Netsanet Abeyo

14 December 1987

Ethiopia

2:24:12

The proud winner and Course Record holder of the 2012 Hamburg Marathon, Netsanet Abeyo, is

happy to return to the streets of Hamburg. After representing Ethiopia at various championships in

the track, Netsanet made her debut in the 2011 Rome Marathon. She trains in the hills around Addis

Ababa and started running after being inspired by watching athletics on television. She enjoys

running and is happy that she is able to support her family because of her earnings with running. Her

aim for this year’s Hamburg marathon is to improve her personal best and win the race again.

2014 Cape Town Marathon 5th

2:36:53

2013 Ottawa Marathon 4th

2:27:44


2:24:12

2012 Mumbai Marathon 1st

2:26:12

2011 Rome Marathon 4th

2:28:28

F4. Yuko Watanabe

03 November 1987

Japan

2:25:56

Japanese Yuko Watanabe holds a personal best of 2:25:56 which she ran in the 2013 Osaka

Marathon. After struggling with her shape in 2014, Yuko showed she is on her way back by finishing

fourth at this year’s Osaka Marathon.

2015 Osaka Marathon 4th

2:28:36

2014 Osaka Marathon 12th

2:34:01

2013 Hokkaido Marathon 1st

2:29:13

2013 San Diego Half Marathon 7th

71:40

2013 Osaka Marathon 3rd

2:25:56

2012 Sanyo Half Marathon 2nd

70:06

2012 Nagoya Marathon 13th

2:29:20

F5. Sabrina Mockenhaupt

06 December 1980

Germany

2:26:21

2014 European Championships 10.000m 6th

32:30.48

2013 New York Marathon 7th

2:29:10


2:28:08

2010 Berlin Marathon 4th

2:26:21

2010 European Championships 10.000m 4th

32:06.02

2009 Berlin Half Marathon 1st

68:45

2008 Frankfurt Marathon 1st

2:26:22

2008 Beijing Olympic Games 10.000m 13th

31:14.21

2008 Köln Half Marathon 1st

68:51

2005 European Indoor Championships 3000m 2nd

8:46.76

F6. Beata Naigambo

11 March 1980

Namibia

2:27:54

Beata Naigambo comes, unlike many other marathon athletes, from Namibia. She already ran her

first marathon at the Commonwealth Games in 2002. Since then, she has improved her personal best

to 2:27:54 (2013, Dubai) and represented her country in various World Championships, Olympic

Games and Commonwealth Games. In 2010 she just missed the podium at the Commonwealth

Games, finishing in fourth position. In that same year, Beata was third in the Hamburg marathon.

2014 Valencia Marathon 1st

2:30:54

2014 Rotterdam Marathon 3rd

2:31:00

2013 Valencia Marathon 3rd

2:30:48


2:27:54

2010 Commonwealth Games 4th

2:36:43

2010 Hamburg Marathon 3rd

2:33:00

2009 Eindhoven Marathon 1st

2:31:01

F7. Sylvia Kibet

28 March 1984

Kenya

debut

Sylvia Kibet is one of the Kibet sisters and the cousin of Lornah Kiplagat, and the most successful of

the three sisters on the track. She has won two silver medals at the World Championships 5000m,

became fourth at the Olympic Games in Beiijing, fourth at the World Championships in Osaka, and

finished three times in fourth position at the World Indoor Championships 3000m. The marathon will

be a new challenge for Sylvia. According to Sylvia, Growing up in a poor rural area had strengthened

her mentality which is important to became a top athlete. Besides running, Sylvia takes care of her

10 year old daughter Britney, manages a petrol station, a guesthouse, a minimarket and a foundation

to support children’s education in rural areas.

2015 Rome-Ostia Half Marathon 5th

69:32

2014 Luanda 10k 4th

32:47

2013 Dam tot Damloop 10 miles 3rd

52:06

2012 World Indoor Championships 3000m 4th

8:40:50

2011 World Championships 5000m 2nd

14:56.21

2010 Commonwealth Games 2nd

15:55.61

2010 Shanghai Diamond League 5000m 4th

14:31.91

2009 World Championships 5000m 2nd

14:58.33

2008 Olympic Games 5000m 4th

15:44.96

F8. Diana Lobacevske

07 August 1980

Lithuania

2:28:03

Diana is the best long distance runner from Lithuania and the Hamburg Champion of 2013. She has

won three marathon so far in her career and represented Lithuania in several championships such as

the London Olympic Games and the Daegu World Championship. After winning the 2013 Hamburg

Marathon, she became 12th

at the World Championships in Moscow. After giving birth last year, she

wants to attempt a new personal best in Hamburg.

2013 World Championships Marathon 12th

2:37:48


2:29:17

2012 London Olympic Games Marathon 28th

2:29:32

2011 Blom Beirut Marathon 4th

2:34:16

2011 World Championships Marathon 25th

2:36:05

2010 Carpi Marathon 2nd

2:28:03

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