Martin Mathathi

Medal record
Competitor for  Kenya
Men’s athletics
World Championships
Bronze	2007 Osaka	10,000 m

Martin Irungu Mathathi (born 25 December 1985 in Nyahururu) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who competes in track, cross country and road running events. Mathathi won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. He represented his country in the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He holds the 10 miles world junior record of 44:51.

He trains with PACE Sports Management. His wife is called Maggie from Ngarua Sipili-Kenya. He was schooled at Sipili secondary school.

Mathathi was the 2010 winner of the men's short race at the Chiba Cross Country in Japan.^[1] He won the Sendai Half Marathon in a personal best time of 59:48 minutes, easily beating second placed Mekubo Mogusu.^[2]

In 2011, Mathathi set a course record for the Great North Run half marathon, finishing in a time of 58 minutes 56 seconds. Two weeks later he also won the Great Edinburgh Run 10K in course record time.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	10,000 m
2006	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd	Long race
	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	Team competition
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	3rd	10,000 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	7th	10,000 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	5th	10,000 m

Personal bests

• 5000 metres - 13:03.84 min (2004)
• 10,000 metres - 26:59.88 min (2009)
• Half marathon - 58:56 min (2011)

References

1. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2010-02-14). Karoki, Mathathi, and Katsumata prevail at Chiba Cross Country. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-14.
2. ^ Results of Male Runners. Sendai Half Marathon. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
3. ^ Martin, David (2011-10-02). Mathathi clocks course record in Edinburgh 10Km. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-02.

External links

• IAAF profile for Martin Mathathi

Persondata
Name	Mathathi, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	Kenyan long-distance runner
Date of birth	1985-12-25
Place of birth
Date of death
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