Sammy Lelei
Sammy Lelei (born August 14, 1964) is a former
fastest marathon time in 1995. This time stood as the Kenyan record for the event until 1998, when it was beaten by Ondoro Osoro
.
In 1991 he competed in a high calibre
Humarathon Half Marathon in France.[2] In 1992 he won both the Peachtree Road Race and the Boilermaker Road Race. He was a two-time winner of the Cascade Run Off, having back-to-back wins in 1992 to 1993.[3] He also won the Lisbon Half Marathon 1993 with a time of 59:24 minutes (although the course was short).[4] His major marathon debut came at the 1993 Boston Marathon and his finishing time of 2:12:12 hours brought him fifth place overall. He ran in the New York City Marathon later that year and managed eighth.[5] He came close to his personal best at the following year's New York race, coming fourth behind Arturo Barrios with a time of 2:12:24 hours.[6]
Lelei took third place at the Paris Marathon in 1995, improving his best time to 2:11:11 hours.[7] He ran at the 1996 Boston Marathon, finishing in 2:10:11 hours for fifth place. He focused more on marathon races in his late career. He returned to defend his title at the 1996 Berlin Marathon and reached the podium with a third-place finish and his second sub-2:10 clocking of 2:09:49 hours.[8] He was third at the 1997 Berlin Marathon, recording a time of 2:08:00 hours,[9]
His niece, Janet Cherobon-Bawcom, is also a marathon runner.[10]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Kenya
| |||||
| 1993 | Lisbon Half Marathon | Lisbon, Portugal
|
1st | Half marathon | 59.24 |
| Boston Marathon | Boston, United States
|
5th | Marathon | 2:12:12 | |
| New York City Marathon | New York City, United States
|
8th | Marathon | 2:13:56 | |
| 1994 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States
|
4th | Marathon | 2:12:24 |
| 1995 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France
|
3rd | Marathon | 2:11:11 |
| Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany
|
1st | Marathon | 2:07:02 | |
| 1996 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States
|
5th | Marathon | 2:10:11 |
| Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany
|
3rd | Marathon | 2:09:49 | |
| 1997 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany
|
3rd | Marathon | 2:08:00 |
References
- ^ All-Time Performances- One Hour Outdoor Track. ARRS. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.
- ^ Humarathon Half Marathon. ARRS (2011-04-04). Retrieved on 2012-03-25.
- ^ Cascade Runoff 15 km. ARRS. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.
- ^ "untitled". www.arrs.run. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ World Marathon Rankings for 1993. ARRS. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.
- ^ World Marathon Rankings for 1994. ARRS. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.
- ^ World Marathon Rankings for 1995. ARRS. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.
- ^ World Marathon Rankings for 1996. ARRS. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.
- ^ World Marathon Rankings for 1997. ARRS. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.
- ^ Burfoot, Amby (2011-12-14). A Brief Chat with Janet Cherobon-Bawcom. Runner's World. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.
