![]() Marti ten Kate in 1983 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Vollenhove, the Netherlands | 16 December 1958
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Club | Vlug en Lenig, Den Haag |
Martin "Marti" ten Kate (born 16 December 1958) is a retired long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he finished in 9th place in the 10,000 metres (27:50.30), and 15th (02:14:53) in the marathon. Ten Kate won the Enschede Marathon twice (1987 and 1989). [1]
He won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague four times a row (1987–1990). [2]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1983 | Egmond Half Marathon | Egmond, Netherlands | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:06:45 |
1987 | City-Pier-City Loop | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:03:14 |
Enschede Marathon | Enschede, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:52 | |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 24th | Marathon | 2:22:21 | |
1988 | Egmond Half Marathon | Egmond, Netherlands | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:03:26 |
City-Pier-City Loop | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:02:20 | |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 15th | Marathon | 2:14:53 | |
1989 | City-Pier-City Loop | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:01:34 |
Enschede Marathon | Enschede, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:57 | |
1990 | Egmond Half Marathon | Egmond, Netherlands | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:03:32 |
City-Pier-City Loop | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:02:24 | |
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 8th | 10,000m | 28:12.53 | |
14th | Marathon | 2:21:55 | |||
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 28th | Marathon | 2:16:48 |
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