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Sammy Kirop Kitwara (born 26 November 1986 in Sagat, Marakwet District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running events. He is coached by Moses Kiptanui.〔 ==Biography== He went to Embomir Primary School and Kerio Valley Secondary school, from which he graduated in 2004. He did not take up running until 2007, later quoting ''"I saw I was not making any progress in life and my family needed assistance"''. Kitwara won four national cross-country circuit competitions in 2008, but failed at the trials for the cross-country world championships. In 2008 he took to the European road running circuit and won at the 20 Kilomètres de Paris, Dam tot Damloop and Singelloop Utrecht races. Kitwara, a policeman by occupation, won the 2009 Rotterdam Half Marathon in a time of 58:58 – a course record which made him only the sixth runner to complete a sub-59-minute run.〔 Earlier in the year Kitwara won another major half marathon, the City-Pier-City half marathon in The Hague, beating Haile Gebrselassie into second place, as well as winning at the Peachtree Road Race.〔 He set a new course record of 27:25.6 at the World's Best 10K in February that year. Kitwara won the 10,000 m race at the Kenyan Trials in June 2009, earning a place in the national team for the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.〔 However, he was subsequently removed from the team by Athletics Kenya for participating in road races after the Trials.〔 He did, however compete at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham, finishing 10th. He began 2010 with two-second place finishes: finishing just behind Tilahun Regassa at the Abu Dhabi Half Marathon,〔IAAF, 8 January 2010: (Fast wins for Keitany and Regassa in Abu Dhabi Half )〕 and recording 59:47 minutes for second at the Lisbon Half Marathon behind a world record-beating Zersenay Tadese.〔Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (21 March 2010). (Scorching 58:23 World Half Marathon record by Tadese in Lisbon! – UPDATED ). IAAF. Retrieved on 22 March 2010.〕 Kitwara is a three-time champion of the Bay to Breakers and the course record holder in that event. In 2009, race organizers reported that his 33:31 was the fastest 12 km ever run. In 2010, he edged out fellow Kenyan Peter Kirui by less than a second for the victory in 34:15.〔http://cbs5.com/local/runners.Bay.to.2.1696973.html〕 He ran a personal best for the 10K at the Utrecht Singelloop in September 2010, finishing as runner-up with a time of 27:11 minutes. This elevated him into the top eight of all-time, although race winner Leonard Komon overshadowed this achievement by breaking the world record by a large margin.〔(Komon smashes through 27-minute barrier with 26:44 run in Utrecht 10Km ). IAAF (26 September 2010). Retrieved on 26 September 2010.〕 Kitwara took his second win at the World's Best 10K in February 2011, becoming one of three men (including Hendrick Ramaala and John Korir) to have won twice in Puerto Rico.〔Clavelo Robinson, Javier (28 February 2011). (Kitwara regains title, Ejigu notches victorious 10km debut in San Juan ). IAAF. Retrieved on 1 March 2011.〕 He was out-stripped at the City-Pier-City race in March, however, as he came fifth while Lelisa Desisa (whom he had beaten in Puerto Rico) won the race.〔van Hemert, Wim (14 March 2011). (Desisa and Chepcirchir take fast Half Marathon wins in The Hague ). IAAF. Retrieved on 17 March 2011.〕 He won his second title at the Peachtree Road Race in July that year. Later that year he ran a 58:48-minute personal best for second place at the Philadelphia Half Marathon, making him the fourth fastest runner ever for the distance.〔Rosenthal, Bert (18 September 2011). (Kisorio blazes 58:46 at Philadelphia Half Marathon, fourth fastest ever ). IAAF. Retrieved on 27 November 2011.〕 He did not reach the same form in November, when he came fourth at the Delhi Half Marathon.〔Krishnan, Ram. Murali (27 November 2011). (In close races, Desisa and Kabuu prevail in New Delhi Half ). IAAF. Retrieved on 27 November 2011.〕 He opened 2012 with another win at the World's Best 10K, completing the course in 28:02 minutes.〔Robinson, Javier Clavelo (27 February 2012). (Kitwara and Cheruiyot run to triple crown in San Juan 10Km ). IAAF. Retrieved on 3 April 2012.〕 He attempted a marathon debut at the Rotterdam Marathon (where he has acted as pacemaker before), but did not finish as he dropped out after 30 km.〔van Hemert, Wim (15 April 2012). (Spectacular double Ethiopian success brings home 2:04 and 2:18 victories in Rotterdam ). IAAF. Retrieved on 22 April 2012.〕 In October, he was placed fourth at the 2012 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:05:54 hours.〔Chicago Marathon Results (10 October 2012). (). Chicago Marathon. Retrieved on 10 October 2012.〕 He won his third straight World's Best 10K title at the beginning of 2013.〔Robinson, Javier Clavelo (24 February 2013). (Kitwara takes fourth title, Chepkirui complete Kenyan double at World's Best 10K ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2 March 2013.〕 A return to the Rotterdam Marathon saw him complete the distance, although his time of 2:07:22 hours was slower than his last.〔van Hemert, Wim (14 April 2013). (Regassa and Jelagat triumph in Rotterdam ). IAAF. Retrieved on 18 April 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sammy Kitwara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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