Wilson Kebenei
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Wilson Kiprotich Kebenei (born 20 July 1980) is a Kenya
n long-distance runner. He is a Nandi
by ethnicity.
He finished eighth at the 2004 World Half Marathon Championships
. At the 2006 World Road Running Championships
he finished third in the individual competition. This was good enough to help Kenya win a gold medal in the team competition.
Among his victories on the circuit are the Stramilano Half Marathon and Giro di Castelbuono
in 2005, and victories at the World's Best 10K in Puerto Rico
and Philadelphia Half Marathon in 2006. He was also fourth at the Beijing Marathon
that year.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n long-distance runner. He is a Nandi
Nandi people
The Nandi people are a number of Kenyan tribes living in the highland areas of the Nandi Hills in Rift Valley Province who speak the Nandi languages. They are a sub-group of the Kalenjin people....
by ethnicity.
He finished eighth at the 2004 World Half Marathon Championships
2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The 13th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on October 3, 2004 in New Delhi, India. A total of 152 athletes, 91 men and 61 women, from 55 countries took part.-Individual:-Team:-Individual:-Team:-External links:*...
. At the 2006 World Road Running Championships
2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships
The 1st IAAF World Road Running Championships were held in Debrecen, Hungary on 8 October 2006, the women's race starting at 11:00 and the men's race at 13:00. This was the first time the title of World Road Running Champion had been competed for, with this competition replacing the IAAF World Half...
he finished third in the individual competition. This was good enough to help Kenya win a gold medal in the team competition.
Among his victories on the circuit are the Stramilano Half Marathon and Giro di Castelbuono
Giro di Castelbuono
The Giro di Castelbuono is an annual road running competition over 10 kilometres which takes place in Castelbuono, on the island of Sicily, Italy...
in 2005, and victories at the World's Best 10K in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and Philadelphia Half Marathon in 2006. He was also fourth at the Beijing Marathon
Beijing Marathon
The Beijing International Marathon is an annual marathon race of 42.195 km held in October in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The race was first held in 1981 and has been held every year since. The race begins at Tiananmen Square and finishes at the National Olympic Sports Centre stadium...
that year.
Personal bests
- Half marathonHalf marathonA half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
- 1:00:11 hrs (2005) - Marathon - 2:12:44 hrs (2006)