James Kipsang Kwambai (born February 28, 1983) is a runner from Kenya, who specialises in marathons. He is a former Kenyan record holder in the event, with his personal best of 2:04:27 hours in 2009. At the time this made him the second fastest runner ever, behind Haile Gebrselassie.[1]
He finished second at the 2008 Berlin Marathon, where Haile Gebrselassie set a new marathon world record. Kwambai's time was 2:05:36, that made him the seventh fastest ever marathon runner at the time.[5] At the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon Kwambai again finished second (behind Duncan Kibet) in a time of 2:04:27, the third fastest ever marathon at the time.[6] At the 2010 New York City Marathon he completed the race in 2:11:31, which brought him fifth place.[7] He returned to defend his title at the Saint Silvester race in São Paulo but ended up in third place behind Marílson dos Santos and Barnabas Kosgei.[8]
His first race of 2011 was the CPC Loop Den Haag, but he was off the winning pace and came sixth in a time of one hour and one second.[9] He was among the leaders at the 2011 London Marathon by the 30 km mark, but dropped out of the race.[10] In August he came second at the Rio de Janeiro Half Marathon, but was eighth at the Udine Half Marathon the following month, finishing well off his best in 1:02:06 hours. His season peaked in November when he took the title at the JoongAng Seoul Marathon in a time of 2:08:50 hours, despite rainy conditions.[11] He took on the city's other major race, the Seoul International Marathon, in March 2012 and ran his best race in three years, finishing in 2:06:03 hours to take second behind Wilson Loyanae.[12] In November he competed at the 2012 JoongAng Seoul Marathon, won it convincingly and broke the course record by 2:23 minutes, with a time of 2:05:50 hours.[13]
He was among the fastest entrants at the 2013 Tokyo Marathon, but came fifth a minute and a half behind winner Dennis Kimetto.[14] He was back in form in Seoul in November as he won in 2:06:25 hours for third straight victory at the race (the first person ever to do so).[15] He ran at the city's other major race, the Seoul International Marathon, in March 2014 but his time of 2:07:38 was only enough for sixth place in a quick race.[16]
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James Kipsang Kwambai born February 28 1983 is a runner from Kenya who specialises in marathons He is a former Kenyan record holder in the event with his personal best of 2 04 27 hours in 2009 At the time this made him the second fastest runner ever behind Haile Gebrselassie 1 Kipsang Kwambai at the 2008 Berlin Marathon Contents 1 Biography 2 Achievements 3 References 4 External linksBiography editKwambai went to the Kondabilet Primary School in Marakwet East District but dropped out at standard seven 2 He won the Marseille Cassis Classique Internationale in 2002 breaking the course record by over a minute 3 In 2006 Kwambai won the Brescia Marathon and Beijing Marathon which were his first two marathons 4 He also won the 2008 and the 2009 Saint Silvester Road Race He finished second at the 2008 Berlin Marathon where Haile Gebrselassie set a new marathon world record Kwambai s time was 2 05 36 that made him the seventh fastest ever marathon runner at the time 5 At the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon Kwambai again finished second behind Duncan Kibet in a time of 2 04 27 the third fastest ever marathon at the time 6 At the 2010 New York City Marathon he completed the race in 2 11 31 which brought him fifth place 7 He returned to defend his title at the Saint Silvester race in Sao Paulo but ended up in third place behind Marilson dos Santos and Barnabas Kosgei 8 His first race of 2011 was the CPC Loop Den Haag but he was off the winning pace and came sixth in a time of one hour and one second 9 He was among the leaders at the 2011 London Marathon by the 30 km mark but dropped out of the race 10 In August he came second at the Rio de Janeiro Half Marathon but was eighth at the Udine Half Marathon the following month finishing well off his best in 1 02 06 hours His season peaked in November when he took the title at the JoongAng Seoul Marathon in a time of 2 08 50 hours despite rainy conditions 11 He took on the city s other major race the Seoul International Marathon in March 2012 and ran his best race in three years finishing in 2 06 03 hours to take second behind Wilson Loyanae 12 In November he competed at the 2012 JoongAng Seoul Marathon won it convincingly and broke the course record by 2 23 minutes with a time of 2 05 50 hours 13 He was among the fastest entrants at the 2013 Tokyo Marathon but came fifth a minute and a half behind winner Dennis Kimetto 14 He was back in form in Seoul in November as he won in 2 06 25 hours for third straight victory at the race the first person ever to do so 15 He ran at the city s other major race the Seoul International Marathon in March 2014 but his time of 2 07 38 was only enough for sixth place in a quick race 16 Kwambai prefers road running over track and cross country His training partners include Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Martin Lel Sammy Korir and Fred Kiprop in Eldoret and Italy Kwambai has been coached by Gabriele Rosa and Claudio Berardelli 17 18 Achievements editAll results regarding marathon and half marathonYear Competition Venue Position Notes2003 San Blas Half Marathon Coamo Puerto Rico 2nd 1 03 29Berlin Half Marathon Berlin Germany 3rd 1 01 562004 Eldoret Half Marathon Eldoret Kenya 3rd 1 01 43San Blas Half Marathon Coamo Puerto Rico 2nd 1 03 18Udine Half Marathon Udine Italy 1st 1 00 222005 Bogota Half Marathon Bogota Colombia 1st 1 03 10Virginia Beach Rock n Roll Half Marathon Virginia Beach VA 2nd 1 01 05Rome Ostia Half Marathon Rome Italy 1st 1 00 452006 Virginia Beach Rock n Roll Half Marathon Virginia Beach VA 1st 1 00 57Bogota Half Marathon Bogota Colombia 2nd 1 03 05Brescia Marathon Brescia Italy 1st 2 10 20Beijing Marathon Beijing China 1st 2 10 362007 Boston Marathon Boston United States 2nd 2 14 33New York City Half Marathon New York City 4th 1 01 03New York City Marathon New York City 5th 2 12 252008 Virginia Beach Rock n Roll Half Marathon Virginia Beach VA 1st 1 01 05Rome Ostia Half Marathon Rome Italy 2nd 1 00 22Berlin Marathon Berlin Germany 2nd 2 05 362009 Rotterdam Half Marathon Rotterdam Netherlands 3rd 59 09Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam Netherlands 2nd 2 04 272010 New York City Marathon New York City 5th 2 11 312011 CPC Loop Den Haag The Hague Netherlands 6th 1 00 01JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul South Korea 1st 2 08 502012 Seoul International Marathon Seoul South Korea 2nd 2 06 03JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul South Korea 1st 2 05 502013 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo Japan 5th 2 08 02JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul South Korea 1st 2 06 252014 Seoul International Marathon Seoul South Korea 6th 2 07 38JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul South Korea 9th 2 11 312015 JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul South Korea 4th 2 09 232016 Daegu Marathon Daegu South Korea 1st 2 10 462017 Lanzhou Marathon Lanzhou China 8th 2 17 45References edit Kwambai secures hat 013 Nearly man Kwambai is back Daily Nation 26 October 2009 Retrieved 27 October 2009 Historique Il etait une fois in French Marseille Cassis Retrieved on 24 April 2016 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot aiming at fourth consecutive Boston marathon title IAAF 28 February 2008 Retrieved 24 April 2016 Wenig Jorg 28 September 2008 Haile breaks 2 04 barrier Mikitenko under 2 20 in Berlin UPDATED IAAF Retrieved 24 April 2016 Kibet edges Kwambai as both clock 2 04 27 Rotterdam Marathon IAAF 5 April 2009 Retrieved 24 April 2016 Dunaway James 7 November 2010 Gebremariam and Kiplagat cruise to New York victories IAAF Retrieved 24 April 2016 Biscayart Eduardo 1 January 2011 Dos Santos and Timbilil cruise to Sao Paulo wins IAAF Retrieved 24 April 2016 van Hemert Wim 14 March 2011 Desisa and Chepcirchir take fast Half Marathon wins in The Hague IAAF Retrieved 24 April 2016 Brown Matthew 17 April 2011 Mutai and Keitany dominate and dazzle in London IAAF Retrieved 24 April 2016 Yelena Kurdyumova and Sergey Porada 6 June 2011 Kwambai beats the rain and chill in Seoul IAAF Retrieved 24 April 2016 Yelena Kurdyumova and Sergey Porada 18 March 2012 Loyanae cruises 2 05 37 to shatter course record in Seoul IAAF Retrieved 24 April 2016 Yelena Kurdyumova and Sergey Porada 4 November 2012 Kwambai defends clocks 2 05 50 course record in Seoul IAAF Retrieved 4 November 2012 Nakamura Ken 24 February 2013 Kimetto clocks course record 2 06 50 at Tokyo Marathon IAAF Retrieved 2 March 2013 Kwambai secures hat trick in Seoul IAAF 3 November 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2013 Minshull Phil 16 March 2014 Jarso smashes personal best with 2 06 17 to win in Seoul IAAF Retrieved 22 March 2014 Kwambai and Console run fast Half Marathons in Rome IAAF 28 February 2005 Retrieved 25 April 2016 Women s course record goes at Rome Ostia Half Marathon with 1 09 run IAAF 28 February 2008 Retrieved 24 April 2016 External links editJames Kwambai at World Athletics nbsp Marathoninfo profile World Marathon Majors profile Rosa amp Associati Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Kwambai amp oldid 1183992309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
