Marti ten Kate

Marti ten Kate
	Marti ten Kate in 1983
Personal information
Born	16 December 1958; Vollenhove, the Netherlands
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Club	Vlug en Lenig, Den Haag

Martin "Marti" ten Kate (born 16 December 1958) is a retired long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he finished in 9th place in the 10,000 metres (27:50.30), and 15th (02:14:53) in the marathon. Ten Kate won the Enschede Marathon twice (1987 and 1989).[1]

He won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague four times a row (1987–1990).[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Netherlands
1983	Egmond Half Marathon	Egmond, Netherlands	1st	Half Marathon	1:06:45
1987	City-Pier-City Loop	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	Half Marathon	1:03:14
	Enschede Marathon	Enschede, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:13:52
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	24th	Marathon	2:22:21
1988	Egmond Half Marathon	Egmond, Netherlands	1st	Half Marathon	1:03:26
	City-Pier-City Loop	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	Half Marathon	1:02:20
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	15th	Marathon	2:14:53
1989	City-Pier-City Loop	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	Half Marathon	1:01:34
1989	Enschede Marathon	Enschede, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:10:57
1990	Egmond Half Marathon	Egmond, Netherlands	1st	Half Marathon	1:03:32
	City-Pier-City Loop	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	Half Marathon	1:02:24
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	8th	10,000m	28:12.53
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	14th	Marathon	2:21:55
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	28th	Marathon	2:16:48

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References

Marti ten Kate. sports-reference.com
City-Pier-City Half Marathon – List of winners. arrs.run

Sporting positions
Preceded by Sam Carey	Zevenheuvelenloop Men's Winner (15km) 1987	Succeeded by Robin Bergstrand

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[1] Marti ten Kate. sports-reference.com

[2] City-Pier-City Half Marathon – List of winners. arrs.run