- Simon Biwott
Simon Biwott (born
March 3 ,1970 inEldoret ,Uasin Gishu District ) is a formerlong-distance runner fromKenya , who won the silver medal in the men's marathon at the2001 World Championships in Athletics . The race inEdmonton, Canada was won byEthiopia 's reigning Olympic championGezahegne Abera . A year later Biwott won theRotterdam Marathon .Biwott started racing relatively late, at the age of 27, and retired from international competition early 2005, having won six out of fifteen marathons in which he started. Besides
Rotterdam he triumphed inCancún ,Mexico City (1998), Berlin,Milan (2000), and Paris (2001). His personal best came in "Berlin 2002": 2:06:49. After his career in athletics he started a private school inEldoret .References
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