With a sprint finish to the race Simon Biwott just fails to win the Marathon
at 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, losing to Gezahegne Abera.
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Men's Marathon.
World Athletics Championships 2001.
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| 1. Gezahegne ABERA |
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ETH |
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2.12.42 |
| 2. Simon BIWOTT |
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KEN |
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2.12.43 |
| 3. Stefano BALDINI |
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ITA |
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2.13.18 |
| 4. Tesfaye TOLA |
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ETH |
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2.13.58 |
| 5. Shigeru ABURAYA |
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JAP |
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2.14.07 |
| 6. Abdelkader EL MOUAZIZ |
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MOR |
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2.15.41 |
| 7. Tesfaye JIFAR |
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ETH |
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2.16.52 |
| 8. Yoshiteru MORISHITA |
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JAP |
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2.17.05 |
Simon won City marathons in Mexico City (1998), Berlin, Milan (2000), Paris (2001)
and Rotterdam (2002).
His personal best of 2:06:49 was run at the 2002 edition of the Berlin Marathon.
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2002 2:06:49 Berlin 29 SEP
2001 2:09:40 Paris 08 APR
2000 2:07:42 Berlin 10 SEP
1999 2:07:41 Rotterdam 18 APR
1998 2:12:14 Roma 29 MAR