MEN ELITE ATHLETES HAMBURG MARATHON 2013

1 Eliud Kipchoge KEN/1984 debut Eliud Kipchoge is the most experience track athlete of the field and making his marathon debut in Hamburg. He has won medals at Olympic and World level. He came to prominence in 2003 by winning the junior race at the World CC Championships, setting a world junior record over 5000 metres on the track and then becoming world champion at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. An Olympic 5000m bronze for Kenya followed at the 2004 Athens Olympics and he took another bronze at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships. A series of silver medals came, starting at the 2007 World Championships in athletics before another runner-up placing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Last summer he made his first steps towards marathon running by making his half marathon debut in Lille, running 59.25. 2013 2012 2012 2008 2007 2007 2006 2004 2003 Barcelona Half Marathon World Marathon Championships Lille Half Marathon Olympic Games 5000m World Championships 5000m FBK Games Hengelo 10.000m World Indoor Championships Olympic Games 5000m World Championships 5000m 1st 6th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 60.04 61.52 59.25 (debut) 13.02.80 13.46.00 26.49.02 (3rd time 2007) 7.42.58 13.15.10 12.52.79

2 Wilson Kiprop KEN/1987 2.09.09 After some years on the track and cross country, Wilson Kiprop made his move towards road running by running Berlin Half Marathon in 2009 followed by his marathon debut in Prague. In 2010 he won the World Half Marathon Championships in Nanning, China. He set his personal best at the half marathon in Berlin in 2012 by running 59.15 and has the fastest half marathon PB of the field. He also won the Kenyan 10.000m trials for the Olympic Games in 2012, but unfortunately he did not finish in the 10.000m final in London. 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 Roma Ostia Half Marathon 1st Olympic Games 10.000m DNF Eugene 10.000m (Kenyan OG Trials) 1st Berlin Half Marathon 2nd Kenyan Championships 10.000m 2nd World Marathon Championships 1st Lille Half Marathon 1st African Championships 10.000m 1st Prague Marathon 5th Kenyan Championships 10.000m 1st 59.15 27.01.98 (6th time 2012) 59.15 (8th time 2012) 27.32.9 (high altitude) 60.07 59.39 (6th time 2010) 27.32.91 2.09.09 (debut) 27.26.93 (high altitude)

3 Chele Dechasa ETH/1984 2.06.33 Chele surprised everyone in 2008 while running his debut marathon in Amsterdam. Coming from the 2nd pack who crossed over a minute slower half way then the first pack Chele picked up all athletes except former World Champion Paul Kirui who won the race. 2012 2011 2011 2010 2010 2008 Dubai Marathon World Championships Marathon Rotterdam Marathon Amsterdam Marathon Dubai Marathon Amsterdam Marathon 17th DNF 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2.09.22 2.08.47 2.07.23 2.06.33 2.08.31

4 Joseph Gitau KEN/1988 2.06.58 Joseph Gitau is a Kenyan runner who is based in Japan and running for the JFE Steel Track Team. His first two marathons werent a success, he dropped out in his first marathon and finished after 2.21 in his second marathon. But in his third marathon, the 2012 Fukuoka marathon, he showed that he is a good marathon runner by winning the race in 2.06.58. 2012 2010 2009 2008 Fukuoka Marathon Yamaguchi Half Marathon Yamaguchi Half Marathon Sapporo Half Marathon 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 2.06.58 1.01.34 1.01.23 1.01.19

5 Lawrence Kimaiyo KEN/1990 2.07.01 Trains in the group of well-known Kenyan coach Patrick Sang who coaches the likes 2011 London Marathon champion Emmanuel Mutai en Olympic Marathon Champion Stephen Kiprotich among others. 2012 Kosice Marathon 2010 Turin Marathon 1st 2nd 2.07.01 2.11.46

6 Limenih Getachew ETH/1991 2.07.39 This young and talented athlete made his marathon debut in Cologne last October. In the final stages of the race, Limenih was leading over Kenyan Alfred Kering. But in the last meters Limenih was sent the wrong way which made him lose his leading position. Alfred Kering won the race and Limenih finished two seconds behind in 2.07.39. 2012 Cologne Marathon 2012 Montferlandrun 15k 2nd 5th 2.07.39 43.48

7 Daniel Abera ETH/1988 2.08.52 Daniel Abera is the younger brother of Gezahgne Abera, the 2000 Olympic Marathon Champion. He is not training in Addis Ababa, but in Eldoret, Kenya. He is training with coach Claudio Bernadelli, who is also the coach of marathon stars such as Martin Lel. 2012 Hengshui Marathon 2011 Sevilla Marathon 3rd 1st 2.08.52 2.09.53

8 Henry Chirchir KEN/1985 2.09.24 After pacing in last years Hamburg Marathon for Falk Cierpinski he decided he had to make his debut in the fall that same year. He did so with a respectable 6th place and sub 2.10 finish on the challenging Cologne Marathon course. 2012 Cologne Marathon 2011 African Cross Championships 2011 Prague Half Marathon 6th 3rd 4th 2.09.24 61.25

9 Dimitry Safronov RUS/1981 2.09.35 Dimitry is one of Russias best long distance runners of this moment. Having studied a period abroad he learned to speak fluently English. He is the Bronze medalist winner of the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona which have been run under severe hot circumstances. 2012 2011 2011 2010 2010 Olympic Games Marathon 23rd Fukuoka Marathon 5th London Marathon 8th Fukuoka Marathon 2nd European Championships Marathon 3rd 2.16.04 2.11.29 2.09.35 2.10.12 2.18.16

10 Jacob Cheshari KEN/1984 2.09.43 Jacob Cheshari trains in Iten, Kenya together with Moses and Dennis Masai. After pacing in Rotterdam Marathon he wanted to try the full marathon as well. He made his marathon debut last January in Mumbai by finishing in second position. 2013 2012 2012 2010 Mumbai Marathon Eindhoven Marathon Pacemaker Brussels Diamond League 10.000m KBC Night Heusden 5.000m 2nd through 25km 9th 1st 2.09.43 (debut) 27.19.70 12.59.72

11 Grigoriy Andreev RUS/1976 2.10.25 Grigoriy represented Russia in the past three Olympic Games, London, Beijing and Athens. Finishing 14th at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 was his best result as a Championship runner. His best 10 marathon (out of 18) performances have all been 2.13.33 or faster. 2012 2011 2008 2004 Olympic Games Marathon Frankfurt Marathon Olympic Games marathon Olympic Games Marathon 37th 19th 14th 19th 2.18.20 2.10.25 2.13.33 2.16.55

12 Ricardo Ribas POR/1977 2.14.14 Husband to Portuguese top distance runner Anna Dulce Felix (10.000m European Champion 2012). Ricardo has had a long career starting back in the late 90. He only run two marathons in his career both in Hamburg (2008 and 2012) setting a Personal Best last year 2.14.14. 2012 Hamburg Marathon 12th 2.14.14 st 2008 Hamburg Marathon 21 2.15.38 th 2007 European Championships Cross 9 13 Marius Ionescu ROM/1984 2.15.32 Romanias best long distance male runner of the past decade. Having won three medals in various European Championships including a European Junior Gold in 10.000m in 2003. Developed himself to a solid marathoner with a highlight 13th place at the 2011 World Championships Marathon in Daegu, Korea. 2012 Olympic Games Marathon 2011 World Championships Marathon 2011 Rotterdam Marathon 26th 13th 13th 2.16.28 2.15.32 2.16.11 (debut)

14 Tobias Sauter GER/1983 2.17.27 At the age of 16 Tobias already made his debut in Frankfurt Marathon in a time of 3 hours and 16 minutes. He decided to run another marathon in the spring the following year in Hamburg where he improved himself to 2 hours and 52 minutes, still only 17 years of age. A couple of years later in 2008 he run for the first time sub 2.20 in Essen Marathon which he won running 2.18.24, after that Waldemar Cierpinski started coaching him. 2010 2009 2009 2008 German Champs Half Marathon World Championships Marathon Dsseldorf Marathon Essen Marathon 3rd 65th 9th 1st 66.06 2.35.43 2.17.27 2.18.24

15 Clint Perret AUS/1983 2.17.28 Clint lives and trains in Basel, Switzerland. He is coached by the same coach as 2010 European Marathon Champion, Viktor Rthlin. 2012 2011 2011 2010 Lago Maggiore Half Marathon Amsterdam Marathon Alphen 20km Singelloop Utrecht 10km 6th 25th 3rd 6th 63.41 2.17.28 59.32 28.58

16 Titus Masai KEN/1989 2.18.20 Titus is training alongside Wilson Kiprop to prepare for Hamburg Marathon. Titus made his debut at Venice Marathon, a point-to-point course which last year suffered strong head wind preventing the athletes running fast time. 2012 2012 2011 2010 2010 Venice Marathon Nice Half Marathon Prague Half Marathon World Marathon Championships RAK Half Marathon 2nd 2nd 3rd 6th 3rd 2.18.20 60.29 60.40 61.24 59.51

17 Lars Budolfsen DEN/1980 2.19.32 Lars belongs to Denmarks best long distance runners, competing for the Danish Team on several occasions. For Hamburg Marathon his target is to run sub 2.18.00. 2013 City Pier City Half Marathon 2012 Berlin Marathon 28th 20th 65.36 2.19.32

18 Vincent Yator KEN/1989 debut Vincent Yator is a training partner of Eliud Kipchoge and Olympic Marathon Champion Stephen Kiprotich. He made his move towards road running in last year in 2012. 2012 2011 2010 2010 Route du Vin Half Marathon Groningen 4 Miles African Championships 5000m Kenyan Championships 5000m 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 61.02 17.06 (World Best Ever) 13.30.53 13.35.01

19 Yekeber Bayabel ETH/1991 debut Training in Getaneh Tessemas group in Ethiopia alongside some of Ethiopias best marathon athletes suchs as Tsegay Kebede, Ayele Abshero and Getu Feleke. 2013 Egmond Half Marathon 7th 2010 World Junior Championships Cross 14th 62.27

20 Sibusiso Nzima RSA/1986 debut Sibusiso Nzima lives and trains in Johannesburg and is a training partner of South Africans best marathon athlete Stephen Mokoka (2.08.33 PB). By running his debut in Hamburg Sibu hopes to get a World Marathon championships minima. 2012 2011 2010 2008 Mossel Bay Half Marathon South African Championships 10k Port Elizabeth Half Marathon South African Championships 10k 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 62.33 28.31 62.10 28.52

21 Russel Dessaix-Chin AUS/1978 debut Russel will make his marathon debut in Hamburg in order to secure a spot on the Australian World Championships team. 2012 Melbourne Half Marathon 1st 2007 Australian Championships 10.000m 3rd PACEMAKERS 1st group 100 Michael Mutai 110 Pius Kirop 120 Soyekwo Kibet 130 Mulue Andom PACEMAKERS 2nd group 140 Jamal Baligha 150 Mark Kenneally 65.32 29.28.10

KEN/1983 KEN/1990 UGA/1992 ERI/1991

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MOR/1973 IRL/1981

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WOMEN ELITE ATHLETES HAMBURG MARATHON 2013

F1 Lisa Hahner GER/1989 2.31.28 The Hahner-twins are the upcoming German long distance runners. Both have similar career path starting running track and cross country and gradually moving up in distance making debuts in 2012 at the marathon distance. Lisa spent time in Kenya preparing for Hamburg Marathon hoping to make the next step forward. 2012 Frankfurt Marathon 8th 2012 Europa Cup 10.000m 25th 2011 European U23 Championships 4th 2011 European U23 Championships XC 12th 2010 European U23 Championships XC 31st 2008-2012 Multiple German Champion in various distances 2.31.28 (debut) 33.38.49 34.12.05

F2 Kateryna Stetsenko UKR/1982 2.27.51 Kateryna is born in Kiev. She already won several marathons in her career. Since 2009 Kateryna is coached by a famous Ukrainian coach, Igor Osmak, who also coaches Irina Mikitenko. Since this cooperation she made a big progression cutting down her best times. 2012 2010 2010 2009 2007 Tokyo Marathon Dublin Marathon Hannover Marathon Dublin Marathon Cracovia Marathon 8th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2.28.38 2.27.51 2.31.37 2.32.45 2.39.08

F3 Diana Lobacevske LT/1980 2.28.03 Diana is the best long distance runner from Lithuania. She has won three marathon so far in her career and represented Lithuaia in several championships such as the London Olympic Games and the Daegu World Championship. She also finished 6th at the European Junior Championships in 5000m back in 1999. 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 Olympic Games Marathon European Cup 10.000m Blom Beirut Marathon World Championships Marathon Carpi Marathon 28th 22nd 4th 25th 2nd 2.29.32 33.22.47 2.34.16 2.36.05 2.28.03

F4 Malika Asahssah MOR/1982 2.30.23 Malika her international running career started back in 1999 when she represented Morocco at the World Youth Championships finishing 6th in the 3000m race. She competed twice in the senior World Cross Country championships in 2004 and 2005. In 2012 Malika made her Marathon debut in Hamburg. 2013 2013 2012 2011 2009 Rome Ostia Half Marathon Marrakech Half Marathon Hamburg Marathon Medio Maraton de Valencia Marrakech Half Marathon 6th 2nd 8th 1st 1st 69.11 70.11 2.30.23 (debut) 70.26 69.54

F5 Caroline Chepkwony KEN/1982 2.30.34 The Marakwet born Chepkwony is currently training, in what is considered one of the strongest female long distance groups, in the group of coach Gabriele Nicola. Among her training partners are athletes such as Mary Keitany, Lydia Cheromei and Hilda Kibet. She has had a rich track and field career, before stepping up to the marathon last year in Berlin. 2013 2012 2012 2011 2001 2001 Paris Half Marathon Berlin Marathon Berlin Half Marathon Altotting Half Marathon African Championships African Championships 4th 7th 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 70.24 2.30.34 (debut) 68.36 72.53 10.000m 5.000m

F6 Magdaline Mukunzi KEN/1983 2.30.46 One of the more experienced athletes in the womens field Magdaline is. Yet she is looking for a breakthrough marathon to lower her personal best. 2012 2011 2009 2008 2008 Dublin Marathon Singapore Marathon BIG Berlin 25km Great North Run Glasgow Womens 10km 1st 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 2.30.46 2.38.07 1.25.05 68.52 31.49

F7 Iuliia Arkhipova KGZ/1984 2.30.57 Iuliia already competed twice in the Olympic Games for the Kyrgyz Republic, in both Beijing and London she run the marathon. In 2011 Iuliia got married to Grigoriy Andreev a Russian Marathon runner and triple Olympian.

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Olympic Games Marathon Prague Marathon Los Angeles Marathon Baltimore Marathon Olympic Games Marathon

60th 7th 5th 2nd 58th

2.36.01 2.30.57 2.33.55 2.33.52 2.44.41

F8 Almaz Alemu ETH/1982 2.31.27 Yet to win another marathon Almaz mainly hopes to improve on her personal best in Hamburg by running a first sub 2.30 time in her marathon career. After changing her coaching to join Getaneh Tessemas group in Addis, Ethiopia, she hopes to further improve her career. 2011 2010 2010 2010 F9 2012 2012 2011 Tallinn Marathon Castelln Marathon Kosice Peace Marathon Mainz Marathon Mona Stockhecke Frankfurt Marathon Hamburg Marathon Hamburg Marathon 1st 1st 1st 1st GER/1983 14th 9th 17th 2.34.14 2.31.27 2.36.35 2.34.08 2.38.21 2.38.21 2.43.13 2.55.00

F10 Katharina Heinig GER/1989 2.39.03 Katharina made her debut in 2010 winning Cologne Marathon in a time of 2.46.05. From then on every year she improved significantly setting a PB in 2012 of 2.39.03. Katharine is coached by her father, Wolfgang, and daughter to former running star Katrin Drre-Heinig. 2012 Hannover Marathon 2011 Hannover Marathon 2010 Cologne Marathon 11th 5th 1st 2.39.03 2.42.10 2.46.05

F11 Kidist Fiseha ETH/1990 2.39.42 Training in Getaneh Tessemas group in Ethiopia alongside 2012 Olympic Marathon Champion Tiki Gelana and 2012 World Half Marathon Champion Meseret Hailu. 2013 Mumbai Marathon 2012 Mont St. Michel Marathon 8th 6th 2.39.42 2.47.27

F12 Luzia Schmid SUI/1974 2.44.31 Coming back from her 4 week training camp Luzia is aiming to qualify for 2014 European Championships Marathon, for which she needs to run sub 2.44.00 to represent Switzerland. 2012 Uster Half Marathon 2011 Mainz Marathon 79.04 2.44.31

F13 Cline Hauert SUI/1989 2.44.58 Cline currently belongs to the best long distance women in Switzerland. At the young age of 22 she made her marathon debut in Berlin. 2012 Vienna Half Marathon 2011 Berlin Marathon 2011 European U23 Championships 1st 28th 9th 75.00 2.44.58 (debut) 35.20.38

F14 Priscilla Lorchima KEN/1985 2.45.53 Prisicilla comes from Pokot district which is the region where former World distance stars such as Tegla Loroupe and Susan Chepkemei are from. She now trains in Keringet. 2013 2012 2012 2011 Kericho Cross (KEN) Kilimanjaro Half Marathon (TAN) Kenya Prisons Championships Kisumu Marathon (KEN) 7th 7th 1st 5th

77.15 33.52.0 (10.000m) 2.45.53

PACEMAKERS 160 Stefan van den Broek 170 Birhanu Dare

BEL/1972 ETH/1986

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