Gilbert Okari

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Gilbert Okari
Personal information
BornJuly 2, 1978
Kenya
Sport
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Event(s) 10 km, 5 km, Half Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000 m: 13:55.0

5k road: 13:28
10000 m: 27:40.9
10k road: 27:28
Half Marathon: 1:01.26

Contents

Marathon : 2:23:02

Gilbert Okari is a retired Kenyan professional long-distance runner. He competed at the professional level in distances 5k through Marathon. Okari has won 26 major races and earned over US$280,000 in prize money. [1]

Professional career

Throughout his career, Okari competed at dozens of major track and road racing events. He has won races including the Ajc Peachtree Road Race, Beach to Beacon 10k, World's Best 10k, Lilac Bloomsday Run and Bay to Breakers. Okari has also represented Kenya in international competition. [2] [3]

Competition record

Kenyan National Competition
DateEvent [3] DistanceVenueTimePlace
07 Feb 2003Inter-Provincial Kenya Police Cross Country Champs4 km Nairobi 12:325th
29 May 2004Kenya Police Championships5 km Nairobi 14:17.74th
30 May 2002Kenya Police Inter-Provincial Championships10 km Nairobi 28:44.22nd
31 May 2002Kenya Police Inter-Provincial Championships5 km Nairobi 14:06.13rd
02 Jul 2003Kenya Police Inter-Provincial Championships10 km Nairobi 28:52.21st
21 May 2005Kenya Police National Athletics Championships10 km Kasarani 29:22.02nd
12 Jul 2003Kenyan Championships10 km Nairobi 28:31.84th
22 Jun 2002Kenyan Championships10 km Nairobi 28:06.627th
16 Jun 2005Kenyan Championships10 km Nairobi 28:11.03rd
17 Jun 2006Kenyan Police Championships10 km Nairobi 28:43.82nd
29 Jan 2006Kenyan Police Cross Country Championships12 km Nairobi 39:006th
25 Jul 2003Kenyan World Championships Trials10 km Nairobi 28:15.83rd
International Competition Representing Kenya [2]
DateEventDistanceVenueTimePlace
12 Oct 2003All-Africa Games10 km Abuja NGR28:04.887th
01 Oct 2005IAAF World ChampionshipsHalf Marathon Edmonton AB, CAN1:04:1725th

References

  1. ↑ "ARRS - Runner: Gilbert Okari Kengabi". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. 1 2 "IAAF: Gilbert OKARI | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. 1 2 "ARRS - Runner: Gilbert Okari Kengabi". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
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