Daniel Ebenyo
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Daniel Simiu Ebenyo (born 18 September 1995) is a Kenyan
Early life
Brought up in Baragoi,
Career
He finished in second place at the 2019 Kenya national World championships trials.[4] However, he was unable to compete as he failed to meet some of the Athletes Integrity Unit (AIU) doping requirements. Simiyu did the in-competition test several times, but did not meet the required three out-of- competition tests that are mandatory for all athletes and include both urine and blood must include at least one Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) test and one Erythropoietin (Epo) test.[5][6] Simiyu blamed Athletics Kenya for the debacle, claiming the federation did not inform him of the regulations before he signed up for the trials.[7] He was so disappointed he contemplated quitting the track and venturing into road racing full time and he won the Safaricom Kisii 10 km road race in a time of 29:16.71 as well as winning the 10 km race at the Nairobi Marathon in an event record time of 28:23.[8]
He started the 2021 season with a victory after winning the elite-only San Silvestre Vallecana 10 km in Spain on 3 January.[9]
He earned a spot on the Kenyan team for the
In March 2022, he finished fourth over 3000m at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade. He then won the Kenyan 5000m title as well as winning silver at the 2022 African Athletics Championships. He qualified for the 5000m final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. He won the silver medal over 10,000m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham.[11]
In the 10,000m race at the
On 7 April 2024, he won the Berlin half marathon in a time of 59:30.[14]
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 3000 metres – 7:40.39 (Zagreb 2022)
- Two miles– 8:19.67 (Eugene 2021)
- 5000 metres – 12:54.90 (Brussels 2022)
- 10,000 metres – 27:11.26 (Birmingham 2022)
Indoor
- 3000 metres – 7:37.86 (Metz 2022)
Road
- 10K – 26:58 (Valencia 2022)
- Half marathon – 59:04 (Manama 2022)
References
- ^ "Daniel Simiu EBENYO | Profile". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "A peek into the lives of Enda athletes". Medium. April 9, 2019.
- ^ Stephen Rutto (2021-01-25). "Kenyan Daniel Simiu turned into a long distance star when he decided running away from bandits". www.mybestruns.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ a b Olobulu, Timothy (June 19, 2021). "Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics". Capital Sports.
- ^ Bergan, Arve E. (2019-09-25). 5,000m kenyan athletes Michael Kibet and Daniel Simiyu are not allowed to take part at the World Championships in Doha – failed doping test.. Anti Doping World. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ Omulo, Isaack (September 24, 2019). "Kenyan duo barred from Doha after failing to meet anti-doping rules". Reuters – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ Reporter, People (April 21, 2020). "Simiyu finding it hard to train alone but optimistic for future".
- ^ Angwenyi Gichana (2019-09-28). "Disappointed Simiyu contemplates switching top roads". The Star. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (9 January 2021). "Kenya's Daniel Simiu Ebenyo eyes first medal this season - Sentinelassam". The Sentinel Assam.
- ^ "Kenyan Olympic Trials, Nairobi 17-19/06/2021 | Africathle". Africathle. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "One down, two to go: Ebenyo's ambitious triple global target for 2023". World Athletics. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Cheptegei joins all-time greats after winning third world 10,000m title in Budapest". World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Sawe leads second Kenyan medal sweep in Riga with half marathon win". World Athletics. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Berlin Half wins for Daniel Ebenyo and Tekle Muluat". Athletics Weekly. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
