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 Profiles leading contenders - Men

Name Nat Born Age PB Notes
APOLONIO
Gabino
MEX 29-8-71 27 62:06
'98
98 Central American 10,000 bronze medallist ... winner of 98 Tampa 15K ... professor of law
CHIPU
Abner
RSA 2-1-72 26 61:15
'98
3rd in 98 South African Half Marathon Championships, close behind Thys & Ramaala
da COSTA
Ronaldo
BRA 7-6-70 28 60:54
'94
Removed 45 seconds from world marathon best when clocking 2:06:05 to win Berlin marathon on September 20, 1998 ... former South American & Ibero-American 5000 Champion ... "Ronaldino the Runner" .... set world marathon best with halves of 64:42 & 61:23; average speed of more than 20Km per hour ... won total of $200,000
do NASCIMENTO
Eduardo
BRA 2-8-72 26 60:30
'98
South American half marathon record holder ... 95 Tokyo Half Marathon winner ... highly-rated marathon pacemaker
FIZ
Martín
ESP 3-3-63 35 61:01
'96
94 European & 95 World Marathon Champion .. 4th in 96 Olympic & silver in 97 World Marathons ... won in Gothenburg 95 in a borrowed vest; forgot his own
GOFFI
Danilo
ITA 3-12-72 25 61:23
'96
98 European marathon silver medallist .. 4th in 97 World Marathon ... 3rd in 98 Rotterdam ... former European Junior 10,000 Champion
GWAKO
John
KEN 4'9-78 20 61:00
'97
Holds world junior best for half marathon, set in 97 ... also clocked 61:53 aged 17 in 95 ... won 98 Rio Half Mar, beating Ronaldo da Costa among others
JESÚS
Luis
POR 19-11-68 29 60:56
'97
Great run in 97 World Half Marathon ... improved by more than one minute to take 8th place ... 3rd at marathon début in 98 Turin
KALOMBO
Mwenze
COD 7-6-67 31 63:29
'98
2nd in 98 Paris Half Marathon ... top-20 finisher at 96 Olympic & 97 World Marathons
KIMANI
Joseph
KEN 1'9-72 26 60:04
'98
Arguably the world's top road runner in 97; 12 major victories including 5 sub-28:00 10K runs ... disappointing marathon début in 98; 27th at Boston ... 2nd in 98 Tokyo & Lisbon Half Marathons ... brother James Kuria Kuranja also a world-class road runner
KOECH
Paul
KEN 25-6-69 29 60:31
'96
Silver in 98 World Long Course XC (team gold) ... 98 World Road Relay Champion .. 4th in 97 World 10,000 ... sub-13 min for 5000 & sub-27 min for 10,000
KORORIA
Shem
KEN 25'9-72 25 59:56
'97
Defending Champion ... 95 World 5000 bronze medallist .... 96 Olympic 5000 finalist ... cousin of Kipyego Kororia, 90 World Junior Cross Country Champion
LEONE
Giacomo
ITA 10-4-71 27 61:10
'97
96 New York Marathon winner ... 7th in 97 World Marathon ... did not finish 98 European Marathon
MOQHALI
Thabiso
LES 7-12-67 30 62:31
'95
New Commonwealth Marathon Champion .. lives & trains in South Africa ... 97 Cape Town marathon winner, 6th in Boston than year
RAMAALA
Hendrick
RSA 2-2-72 26 60:07
'97
South African 10,000 & Half Marathon record holder ... 4th in 97 World Half Marathon (1st non-Kenyan) .. 97 Great North Run winner
RAMOS
Andre
BRA 20-1-70 28 63:26
'95
Former holder of South American marathon best ... 4th in 98 Boston ... 98 Rio Marathon winner
SCHWEICKHARDT
Stéphane
SUI 14'9-60 38 61:26
'97
Host nation's top male road runner ... 10th in 97 World Half Marathon
SILIO
Antonio
ARG 9-5-66 32 60:40
'92
92 World Half Marathon silver medallist ... former South American 10,000 Champion ... 98 Ibero-American 10,000 Champion ... lives-Madrid ... from family of 8
SKAH
Khalid
MAR 29-1-67 31 60:27
'94
Former Olympic 10,000, World XC & World Half Marathon Champion ... given Norwegian citizenship in 95 ... Norwegian wife, wife Anne Cecile ... father of two
THYS
Gert
RSA 12-11-71 26 60:23
'97
Cracked 2:08 for third place in 98 Boston ... 6th in 97 World Half Marathon (team silver) ... 98 South African Half Marathon Champion ... Security Officer




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