Francis Chepsiror Kirwa (born November 28, 1974) is a Finnish marathon runner of Kenyan origin.[1] In 2005, he adopted Finnish nationality in order to compete internationally in the marathon, and run for his home nation at the IAAF World Championships in Helsinki. He also set a personal best of 2:11:01 by winning the gold medal at the Maratona Sant’Antonio in Padua, Italy.[2]
Kirwa represented his adopted nation Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's marathon. He successfully finished the race in fourteenth place by twenty-two seconds behind Spain's José Manuel Martínez, outside his personal best time of 2:14:22.[3]
Kirwa currently resides in Lahti, since he left from Kenya in 2002. He also trains full-time for marathon and cross-country races at Lahden Ahkera, under his personal and head coach Timo Vuorimaa.
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^Sampaolo, Diego (27 April 2008). "Battling hot conditions, Kirwa takes commanding victory at Padua Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
^. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
francis, kirwa, francis, chepsiror, kirwa, born, november, 1974, finnish, marathon, runner, kenyan, origin, 2005, adopted, finnish, nationality, order, compete, internationally, marathon, home, nation, iaaf, world, championships, helsinki, also, personal, best. Francis Chepsiror Kirwa born November 28 1974 is a Finnish marathon runner of Kenyan origin 1 In 2005 he adopted Finnish nationality in order to compete internationally in the marathon and run for his home nation at the IAAF World Championships in Helsinki He also set a personal best of 2 11 01 by winning the gold medal at the Maratona Sant Antonio in Padua Italy 2 Francis KirwaKirwa in 2006Personal informationFull nameFrancis Chepsiror KirwaNationality FinlandBorn 1974 11 28 28 November 1974 age 49 Rift Valley Province KenyaHeight1 81 m 5 ft 11 1 2 in Weight60 kg 132 lb SportSportAthleticsEventMarathonClubLahden Ahkera FIN Coached byTimo VuorimaaAchievements and titlesPersonal bestMarathon 2 11 01 2008 Kirwa represented his adopted nation Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he competed for the men s marathon He successfully finished the race in fourteenth place by twenty two seconds behind Spain s Jose Manuel Martinez outside his personal best time of 2 14 22 3 Kirwa currently resides in Lahti since he left from Kenya in 2002 He also trains full time for marathon and cross country races at Lahden Ahkera under his personal and head coach Timo Vuorimaa References edit Francis Kirwa 20 December 2012 Archived from the original on 16 December 2012 Retrieved 2012 12 20 Sampaolo Diego 27 April 2008 Battling hot conditions Kirwa takes commanding victory at Padua Marathon IAAF Retrieved 20 December 2012 Men s Marathon NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 16 August 2012 Retrieved 20 December 2012 External links editFrancis Kirwa at World Athletics nbsp Profile Suomen Olympiakomitea in Finnish NBC 2008 Olympics profile nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Finnish athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Kirwa amp oldid 1183990782, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
