Paul Tergat
 In May 2007, at a WFP meeting. |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Kenya
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | 10,000 m |
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2000 Sydney | 10,000 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1997 Athens | 10,000 m |
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1999 Sevilla | 10,000 m |
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1995 Gothenburg | 10,000 m |
| World Cross Country Championships | ||
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1995 Durham | Long race |
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1996 Stellenbosch | Long race |
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1997 Turin | Long race |
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1998 Marrakesh | Long race |
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1999 Belfast | Long race |
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2000 Vilamoura | Long race |
| World Half Marathon Championships | ||
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1999 Palermo | Half marathon |
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2000 Veracruz | Half marathon |
Paul Kibii Tergat (born 17 June 1969) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner. He held the world record in the marathon from 2003 to 2007, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished long-distance runners of all time.
Towards the end of his career he concentrated exclusively on the marathon. Tergat won many titles and set several world records on the track, in cross country, and on the road. He lives and trains in Ngong, near Nairobi.
Paul Tergat was born on 17 June 1969 in Riwo, Baringo District, in Kenya's Rift Valley Province. He attended Riwo Primary school and later joined Kapkawa Boys High School. Unlike many athletes, Tergat realised his talent after graduating high school.
Tergat won five straight IAAF World Cross Country Championships titles, 1995 to 1999, which was a record. Says Tergat, "Cross country is what I always liked most. It was my world, my passion. Before the IAAF introduced the short course in 1998, all the world class athletes from 1500 m to the marathon were in the same race."
He won the Lisbon Half Marathon in 2000, setting a new course record and personal best of 59:06. He won the race again in 2005 with a time of 59:10. Tergat's achievements also include 5 victories in the traditional Saint Silvester Road Race, the most important event in Latin American street racing. He holds the record for the present 15 km distance, which he established in 1995. His performances in the Saint Silvester race have earned him celebrity status in Brazil.
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