Thomas Ayeko

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Thomas Ayeko
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Thomas Ayeko at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 33)
Bukwo District, Uganda
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 5000 metres, 10,000 metres

Thomas Ayeko (born 10 February 1992) [1] is a Ugandan professional long-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 10,000 metres, finishing 16th overall. [2]

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Career

Thomas Ayeko is a Ugandan long-distance runner who is famous for his exploits in the marathon and 10,000 meters events. He has attained international prominence due to his performances in road running, cross-country, and track.

Early Career

Ayeko made his international debut at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 18th and helping Uganda to win a bronze junior team medal.

Ayeko finished second in the junior race at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, [3] , behind Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor. Later that year, he won bronze medals in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres at the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships. [4]

Transition to Senior Competitions

Ayeko concentrated on track running and ran personal bests of 13:23.25 minutes over 5,000 meters and 27:43.22 minutes over 10,000 meters in 2012. He ran in the 2012 London Summer Olympics, where he finished with a 16th position in the 10,000 meters.

2013 and Other Notable Performances

Ayeko had notable performances in 2013, winning the Antrim Cross Country in Northern Ireland and taking second place at the Cross de San Sebastián in Spain (IAAF).

He placed 4th at the Cinque Mulini in Italy, one of the oldest cross-country races in the world, and was runner-up in the Ugandan 10,000 meters championships .

At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, Ayeko finished 11th in the 10,000 meters with a personal best time of 27:40.96 minutes (IAAF).

Later that year, Ayeko made his half marathon debut at the Great Birmingham Run in the United Kingdom, winning with a time of 1:02:32 hours (BBC Sport).

Subsequent Achievements

Personal Bests

References

  1. ↑ Thomas Ayeko Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine . London 2012. Retrieved on 2013-02-18.
  2. ↑ "Athletes – Ayeko Thomas Biography". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  3. ↑ Word Cross Country Championships 2011. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-02-18.
  4. ↑ African Junior Championships 2011 Archived 2013-08-31 at the Wayback Machine . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Ayeko and Fente Alemu win in Antrim". March 28, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Chespol and Barkach take top honours at African Cross Country Championships".
  7. ↑ Gault, Jonathan (March 29, 2019). "2019 World XC: A Tour of the Toughest Cross Country Course We've Ever Seen".
  8. ↑ "Ineos 1:59 Challenge".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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