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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 9, 1977 |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Greece |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
Konstantina Kefala (born 9 August 1977 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a Greek long-distance runner. [1] She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 104th with a time of 3:01:18. [2]
Naoko Takahashi is a retired Japanese long-distance runner and Olympic gold medal-winning marathoner. She won the gold medal in the marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and became the first woman to complete a marathon in under 2:20:00, which she accomplished in 2001.
Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest marathon runners of all time, he is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, with a time of 2:01:09 set at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:00:35. He has run four of the 10 fastest marathons in history.
Ryan Hall is a retired American long-distance runner who holds the U.S. record in the half marathon. With his half marathon record time (59:43), he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event. He is also the only American to run a sub-2:05 marathon. However, this time is not eligible to be a record due to the course being point-to-point and a net-downhill course. Hall won the marathon at the 2008 United States Olympic trials and placed tenth in the Olympic marathon in Beijing.
John Michael Kefalas is a politician in the U.S. state of Colorado. An educator and lobbyist before first running for the legislature in 2004, Kefalas defeated a Republican incumbent to win election to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006. Kefalas won election to the State Senate in 2012 and represented Senate District 14 until early 2019. In 2018, Kefalas ran for and won a seat on the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners. He resigned his Senate seat, and a vacancy committee nominated Joann Ginal to replace him.
Sandra Graf is a Swiss wheelchair athlete. Graf competes in wheelchair races of a variety of distances.
Stanley Kipleting Biwott is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in half marathon and marathon races. He won the 2012 Paris Marathon in a course record time of 2:05:11 hours and the 2015 New York City Marathon. His half marathon best is 58:56 minutes.
Karolina Jarzyńska-Nadolska is a Polish long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 36th with a time of 2:30:57.
Samira Raif is a Moroccan long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 73rd with a time of 2:38:31, a seasonal best.
Lim Kyung-Hee is a South Korean long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 76th with a time of 2:39:03.
Volha Dubouskaya is a Belarusian long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 78th with a time of 2:39:12.
Amira Ben Amor is a Tunisian long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 80th with a time of 2:40:13, which set the Tunisian national record.
Rosa Alba Chacha Chacha is an Ecuadorian long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 83rd with a time of 2:40:57, a seasonal best.
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Beáta Rakonczai is a Hungarian long-distance runner. She has competed in the Olympic marathon three times, coming 48th at the 2004 Olympics, not finishing in Beijing in 2008 and finishing 85th at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a time of 2:41:20.
Zsófia Erdélyi is a Hungarian long-distance runner.
Katarína Berešová-Pejpková is a Slovak long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 99th with a time of 2:48:11. Later, she competed in the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, standing 107th with a time of 2:50:54.
Evelin Talts is an Estonian long-distance runner. Talts was born in Tallinn. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 103rd with a time of 2:54:15.
Soumiya Labani is a Moroccan long-distance runner, winner of the 23rd edition of the Marrakech Marathon with a time of 2:34:56. Soumiya competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race.
Roger Puigbò i Verdaguer is Spanish track and field athlete. He has a disability and uses a wheelchair. He is a long-distance athlete, competing in wheelchair marathons around the world. Puigbo competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics, and 2012 Summer Paralympics.
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