Mbarak Hussein

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Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein (born 4 April 1965) is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in

United States citizenship
in 2004 and began representing the US internationally in 2007.

Career

A native of

1500 meters while at Lubbock Christian University.[2] However, Hussein's greatest achievements came after the age of 30, when he began to focus on road running
.

Following in the footsteps of his brother, he won the

JoongAng Seoul Marathon, and won in Honolulu for a third time.[4]

He finished fourth at the

world championship marathon final, he finished in 21st place with 2:23:04; his time was hampered by difficult weather conditions in Osaka but he was the United States' strongest performer in the race and headed the American team to fourth place in the Marathon World Cup.[5]
He now coaches Sandia High School Cross-Country and Track and Field in Albuquerque.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
1997 World Championships
Athens, Greece
Marathon
DNF
1998 Honolulu Marathon
Honolulu, Hawaii
1st Marathon 2:14:53
2001 Honolulu Marathon
Honolulu, Hawaii
1st Marathon 2:15:09
2002 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 4th Marathon 2:09:45
Honolulu Marathon
Honolulu, Hawaii
1st Marathon 2:12:29
2005 Twin Cities Marathon
Minneapolis, United States
1st Marathon 2:18:28
2006 Twin Cities Marathon
Minneapolis, United States
1st Marathon 2:13:51
2007 World Championships
Osaka, Japan
21st Marathon
2:23:04

Personal bests

Event Time (h:m:s) Venue Date
Half marathon 1:01:27 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States September 17, 2000
Marathon 2:08:10 Seoul, South Korea March 14, 2004
  • All information taken from IAAF profile.

References

  1. Runners World
    . Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
  2. ^ a b Beck, Kevin (2005-10-19). Interview: Mbarak Hussein Archived 2006-10-22 at the Wayback Machine. Men's Racing. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
  3. ^ Mbarek Hussein Biography. Boston Marathon (2001). Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
  4. USATF
    . Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
  5. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2009-11-08.

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