Moses Tanui

Moses Tanui
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Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Kenya
World Championships
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
World Marathon Majors

Moses Tanui (born 20 August 1965 in Marakwet District, Kenya) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the gold medal over 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo.

Biography

At the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart he finished second after a controversial incident on the final lap in which he lost one shoe after making contact with the eventual winner Haile Gebrselassie. He also won the 100th Boston Marathon in 1996 as well as the 102nd Boston Marathon in 1998. Tanui won IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1995 and silver in the 1997 competition.

He was the first athlete to run a half marathon in less than one hour by running 59:47 in Milan on 3 April 1993. His record was broken five years later by fellow Kenyan Paul Tergat.

At the Chicago Marathon in 1999, Tanui helped spur Khalid Khannouchi to a new world record, eventually finishing 2nd in 2:06:16, which was a Kenyan national record and the third fastest marathon in history at that point.[1]

He was still active in 2004 when he competed at the Seoul International Marathon. He retired later due to a knee injury. Today he operates a training camp in Kaptagat .

He was involved in a serious car accident near Nakuru in February 2010 suffering major injuries to his leg and chest. David Lelei, another former runner, was driving Tanui's car and died in the accident.[2]

Achievements

All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Kenya
1996	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	1st	2:09:15
1998	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	1st	2:07:34
1999	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	2nd	2:06:16
2000	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	3rd	2:07:47
2002	Vienna Marathon	Vienna, Austria	1st	2:10:25

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References

Monti, David (30 March 2012). "Flashback To The 1999 Chicago Marathon". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
"I'm lucky to be alive, says Boston champ". Daily Nation. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.

External links

Moses Tanui at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Dionicio Cerón	Men's Half Marathon World Record Holder 1993-04-03 – 1998-04-04	Succeeded by Paul Tergat
Sporting positions
Preceded by Benson Masya	Men's Half Marathon Best Year Performance 1993	Succeeded by Benson Masya

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[1] Monti, David (30 March 2012). "Flashback To The 1999 Chicago Marathon". Retrieved 29 September 2014.

[2] "I'm lucky to be alive, says Boston champ". Daily Nation. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.