ilham was born William Biwott Tanui and whilst running for Kenya in 2009
was one of the Kenyan team that set a world record for the 4 x 1500m
relay at the 2009 Memorial Van Damme Golden League meeting
in Brussels, Belgium **. He took Turkish citizenship in June 2011.
He is pictured above during the 1st. round of the 1500m.
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Men's 1500m Final.
Result |
| 1. Taoufik MAKHLOUFI |
|
ALG |
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3:34.08 |
| 2. Leonel MANZANO |
|
USA |
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3:34.79 |
3. Abdalaati IGUIDER
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|
MAR |
|
3:35.13 |
4. Mathhew CENTROWITZ
|
|
USA |
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3:35.17 |
5. Henrik INGERBRITSEN
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|
NOR |
|
3:35.43 |
6. Mekonnen GEBREMEDHIN
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|
ETH |
|
3:35.44 |
7. Silas KIPLAGAT
|
|
KEN |
|
3:36.19 |
8. Ilham Tanui OZBILEN
|
|
TUR |
|
3:36.72 |
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PERSONAL BEST TIMES.
800m 1:44.00 Mersin (TUR) 29 JUN 2013 NR
1000m 2:15.08 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 17 JUN 2014 NR
1500m 3:31.30 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 19 JUL 2013 NR
One Mile 3:49.29 Bislett, Oslo (NOR) 03 JUL 2009 WU20R, AU20R
3000m 7:56.30 x-bionicsphere, Šamorín (SVK) 17 JUN 2017
4x400m 3:07.68 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 16 AUG 2014
4x1500 14:36.23 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 04 SEP 2009 (** WR running for Kenya)