- Moses Tanui
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Medal record 
Moses TanuiMen’s Athletics Competitor for 
KenyaWorld Championships Gold 1991 Tokyo 10,000 m Silver 1993 Stuttgart 10,000 m IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Gold 1995 Montbéliard Silver 1997 Košice Moses Tanui (born 20 August 1965 in Nandi District, Kenya) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the gold medal over 10000 m at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo.
At the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart he finished second after a controversial incident on the final lap in which he lost one shoe after making contact with the eventual winner Haile Gebrselassie. He also won the 100th Boston Marathon in 1996 as well as the 102nd Boston Marathon in 1998. Tanui won IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1995 and silver in the 1997 competition.
He was the first athlete to run a half marathon below 60 minutes by running 59:47 in Milan on 03.04.1993. His world record was broken five years later by fellow Kenyan Paul Tergat.
He was still active in 2004 when he competed at the Seoul International Marathon. He retired later due to a knee injury. Today he operates a training camp in Kaptagat [1].
He was involved in a serious car accident near Nakuru in February 2010 suffering minor injuries. David Lelei, another former runner, was driving Tanui's car and died in the accident [1]
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Kenya1996 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 1st 2:09:15 1998 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 1st 2:07:34 2000 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 3rd 2:07:47 2002 Vienna Marathon Vienna, Austria 1st 2:10:25 References
- IAAF profile for Moses Tanui
- ^ Daily Nation, February 19, 2010: Tanui's brave escape
Records Preceded by
Dionicio CerónMen's Half Marathon World Record Holder
1993-04-03 – 1998-04-04Succeeded by
Paul TergatSporting positions Preceded by
Benson MasyaMen's Half Marathon Best Year Performance
1993Succeeded by
Benson MasyaWorld Champions in Men's 10,000 m 1983: Alberto Cova (ITA) • 1987: Paul Kipkoech (KEN) • 1991: Moses Tanui (KEN) • 1993: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) • 1995: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) • 1997: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) • 1999: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) • 2001: Charles Kamathi (KEN) • 2003: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) • 2005: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) • 2007: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) • 2009: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) • 2011: Ibrahim Jeilan (ETH)
World Champions in Men's Half Marathon 1992: Benson Masya (KEN) · 1993: Vincent Rousseau (BEL) · 1994: Khalid Skah (MAR) · 1995: Moses Tanui (KEN) · 1996: Stefano Baldini (ITA) · 1997: Shem Kororia (KEN) · 1998: Paul Koech (KEN) · 1999: Paul Tergat (KEN) · 2000: Paul Tergat (KEN) · 2001: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) · 2002: Paul Malakwen Kosgei (KEN) · 2003: Martin Lel (KEN) · 2004: Paul Kirui (KEN) · 2005: Fabiano Joseph Naasi (TAN) · 2006*: Zersenay Tadese (ERI) · 2007*: Zersenay Tadese (ERI) · 2008: Zersenay Tadese (ERI) · 2009: Zersenay Tadese (ERI) · 2010: Wilson Kiprop (KEN)- 2006 and 2007 were held as the IAAF World Road Running Championships
Boston Men's Marathon Winners 1897: John McDermott (USA) · 1898: Ronald MacDonald (CAN) · 1899: Lawrence Brignolia (USA) · 1900-1: Jack Caffery (CAN) · 1902: Sammy Mellor (USA) · 1903: John Lorden (USA) · 1904: Michael Spring (USA) · 1905: Frederick Lorz (USA) · 1906: Tim Ford (USA) · 1907: Thomas Longboat (CAN) · 1908: Thomas Morrissey (USA) · 1909: Henri Renaud (USA) · 1910: Fred Cameron (CAN) · 1911: Clarence DeMar (USA) · 1912: Michael Ryan (USA) · 1913: Fritz Carlson (USA) · 1914: James Duffy (CAN) · 1915: Édouard Fabre (CAN) · 1916: Arthur Roth (USA) · 1917: Bill Kennedy (USA) · 1918: (Military Relay) · 1919: Carl Linder (USA) · 1920: Peter Trivoulides (USA) · 1921: Frank Zuna (USA) · 1922-4: Clarence DeMar (USA) · 1925: Charles Mellor (USA) · 1926: John C. Miles (CAN) · 1927-8: Clarence DeMar (USA) · 1929: John C. Miles (CAN) · 1930: Clarence DeMar (USA) · 1931: James P. Henigan (USA) · 1932: Paul de Bruyn (GER) · 1933: Leslie S. Pawson (USA) · 1934: Dave Komonen (CAN) · 1935: John A. Kelley (USA) · 1936: Ellison Brown (USA) · 1937: Walter Young (CAN) · 1938: Leslie S. Pawson (USA) · 1939: Ellison Brown (USA) · 1940: Gérard Côté (CAN) · 1941: Leslie S. Pawson (USA) · 1942: Joe Smith (USA) · 1943-4: Gérard Côté (CAN) · 1945: John A. Kelley (USA) · 1946: Stylianos Kyriakides (GRE) · 1947: Suh Yun-bok (KOR) · 1948: Gérard Côté (CAN) · 1949: Karl Leandersson (SWE) · 1950: Ham Kee-Yong (KOR) · 1951: Shigeki Tanaka (JPN) · 1952: Mateo Flores (GTM) · 1953: Keizo Yamada (JPN) · 1954: Veikko Karvonen (FIN) · 1955: Hideo Hamamura (JPN) · 1956: Antti Viskari (FIN) · 1957: John J. Kelley (USA) · 1958: Franjo Mihalić (YUG) · 1959: Eino Oksanen (FIN) · 1960: Paavo Kotila (FIN) · 1961-2: Eino Oksanen (FIN) · 1963-4: Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL) · 1965: Morio Shigematsu (JPN) · 1966: Kenji Kimihara (JPN) · 1967: David McKenzie (NZL) · 1968: Amby Burfoot (USA) · 1969: Yoshiaki Unetani (JPN) · 1970: Ron Hill (GBR) · 1971: Álvaro Mejía (COL) · 1972: Olavi Suomalainen (FIN) · 1973: Jon Anderson (USA) · 1974: Neil Cusack (IRE) · 1975: Bill Rodgers (USA) · 1976: Jack Fultz (USA) · 1977: Jerome Drayton (CAN) · 1978-80: Bill Rodgers (USA) · 1981: Toshihiko Seko (JPN) · 1982: Alberto Salazar (USA) · 1983: Greg Meyer (USA) · 1984-5: Geoff Smith (GBR) · 1986: Robert de Castella (AUS) · 1987: Toshihiko Seko (JPN) · 1988: Ibrahim Hussein (KEN) · 1989: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) · 1990: Gelindo Bordin (ITA) · 1991-2: Ibrahim Hussein (KEN) · 1993-5: Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) · 1996: Moses Tanui (KEN) · 1997: Lameck Aguta (KEN) · 1998: Moses Tanui (KEN) · 1999: Joseph Chebet (KEN) · 2000: Elijah Lagat (KEN) · 2001: Lee Bong-Ju (KOR) · 2002: Rodgers Rop (KEN) · 2003: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) · 2004: Timothy Cherigat (KEN) · 2005: Hailu Negussie (ETH) · 2006-8: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) · 2009: Deriba Merga (ETH) · 2010: Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (KEN) · 2011: Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)
World Marathon Majors: Berlin Marathon - List (M/W) · Boston Marathon - List (M/W) · Chicago Marathon - List (M/W) · London Marathon - List (M/W) · New York City Marathon - List (M/W) Vienna Men's Marathon Winners 1984: Antoni Niemczak (POL) • 1985 – 1987: Gerhard Hartmann (AUT) • 1988: Mirko Vindiš (YUG) • 1989: Alfredo Shahanga (TAN) • 1990: Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) • 1991 – 1992: Karel David (TCH) • 1993: Carlos Patrício (POR) • 1994: Joaquim Silva (POR) • 1995: Piotr Prusik (POL) • 1996: Dube Jillo (ETH) • 1997: Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI) • 1998: Moges Taye (ETH) • 1999: Andrew Eyapan (KEN) • 2000: Willy Cheruiyot Kipkirui (KEN) • 2001: Luís Novo (POR) • 2002: Moses Tanui (KEN) • 2003: Joseph Chebet (KEN) • 2004: Samson Kandie (KEN) • 2005: Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT) • 2006: Lahoussine Mrikik (MAR) • 2007: Luke Kibet (KEN) • 2008: Abel Kirui (KEN) • 2009: Gilbert Kirwa (KEN) • 2010: Henry Sugut (KEN) • 2011: John Kiprotich (KEN)
Categories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- Kenyan long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Kenyan athletics coaches
- Boston Marathon winners
- Kenyan athletics biography stubs
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