John Gwako

John Gwako (born 4 September 1978) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

He won the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale half-marathon in 1997, setting a course record of 1:00:27.^[1]

After suffering from injuries for quite some time, he is now planning a comeback in 2014.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Kenya
1997	Lille Half Marathon	Lille, France	1st	Half marathon	1:01:10
	Corrida de Langueux	Langueux, France	1st	10 km
	Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale	Marseille, France	1st	Half marathon	1:00:27
1998	World Half Marathon Championships	Uster, Switzerland	11th	Half marathon
	II Meia Maratona Internacional do Rio 1998	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Half marathon	1:01:49
2000	World Half Marathon Championships	Veracruz, Mexico	6th	Half marathon
	IV Meia Maratona Internacional do Rio 2000	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Half marathon	1:01:48
2001	World Half Marathon Championships	Bristol, England	13th	Half marathon
2004	VIII Meia Maratona Internacional do Rio 2004	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Half marathon	1:02:11

Personal bests

• Half marathon - 1:01:00 hrs (1997)
• Marathon - 2:12:30 hrs (2005)

References

1. Historique Il était une fois … 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine (in French). Marseille-Cassis. Retrieved on 2009-10-22.

External links

• John Gwako at World Athletics