Jonathan Kiplimo Maiyo
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Representing  Kenya
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2012 Porto Novo | 5000 m |
Jonathan Kiplimo Maiyo (born 5 May 1988) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in half marathon and marathon events. His personal bests of 59:02 minutes and 2:04:56 hours, respectively, ranks him in the top twenty all-time in both events. He was also the silver medallist over 5000 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics.
Originally a pacemaker, he helped Haile Gebrselassie to a marathon world record in 2008. He entered marathons competitively from 2009 onwards and placed in the top ten at the 2012 Berlin Marathon and 2013 Tokyo Marathon. Despite his fast personal best, his best finish for the distance is fourth, achieved at the 2012 Dubai Marathon. He has won half marathons in Breda and Zwolle.
Maiyo made his debut on the European road running circuit in 2007. He opened with a half marathon debut of 61:38 minutes for second place at the Paderborn Easter Run and followed this with an improvement to 60:10 minutes, set during a fifth-place finish at the Rotterdam Half Marathon. That October he won the Bredase Singelloop, was runner-up at the 20K de Paris and came third at the Great South Run 10-miler. He showed a talent for pacmaking that year: he helped pace Haile Gebrselassie to a marathon world record at the Berlin Marathon and also served that capacity at the top level Fukuoka Marathon.
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