Ahmad Hassan Abdullah is a long-distance and cross country runner, now representing Qatar after his switch from Kenya in 2003. Other runners who have made the same switch include Saif Saeed Shaheen.
Shem Kororia is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and half marathon. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Kororia was the third man ever to run the half marathon within an hour, when he won the world half marathon title in October 1997 in Košice, Slovakia, clocking 59:56 minutes.
Michael Kipkorir Kipyego is a Kenyan runner who competes in marathon races. He was initially a specialist in the 3000 metres steeplechase and was the 2002 World Junior Champion in the event. He represented Kenya in the steeplechase at the World Championships in 2003 and was runner-up at the 2008 African Championships. He set a personal best of 8:08.48 hours in 2009.
Galina Yevgeniyevna Bogomolova is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon.
Alice Kimetto Chelangat is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.
Souad Aït Salem, also known as Souad Aït Mahour-Bacha is an Algerian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the half marathon and marathon. She won gold in the 10,000 metres at the 2000 African Championships in Athletics and the 2005 Mediterranean Games. Salem also won the gold in the half marathon at the 2007 All-Africa Games. She holds the Algerian records for every women's event between 3000 metres and the marathon distance.
Eyerusalem Kuma is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who competes in marathons. She has a personal best of 2:24:55 hours for the distance and was the 2009 winner of the Amsterdam Marathon.
Teyba Erkesso Wako is an Ethiopian runner who specializes in road running as well as cross-country running.
Maria Guida is an Italian long-distance runner.
Olga Romanova is a Russian long-distance runner.
Viktoriya Klimina is a Russian long-distance runner.
Merima Denboba is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner, who specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.
Jéssica de Barros Augusto, ComM is a Portuguese runner who competes in cross country, road running and in middle-distance and long-distance track events. At club level, she represents Sporting CP.
Mónica Rosa is a Portuguese runner who specializes in the longer track distances as well as cross-country running and half marathon.
Ignacio Cáceres is a Spanish long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres, half marathon and marathon. He lives in L'Estartit,Girona, Spain
René Kalmer is a South African runner who has competed over distances ranging from 800 metres to the marathon. She represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics, running in the 1500 metres. She then represented South Africa again at the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in the marathon.
Ricardo Serrano is a Spanish long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.
Alejandro Gómez Cabral was a Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon and cross-country running.
Juan Luis Barrios Nieves is a Mexican runner. He competed in the 5000 m at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and finished seventh-eighth. He placed 14th in the same event at the 2007 and came 18th in the 10,000 metres at the 2009 World Championships.
Iulia Olteanu is a Romanian former long-distance runner who competed in cross country, track and road running events.
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