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Paul Kibii Tergat (born 17 June 1969) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner. He became the first Kenyan man to set the [1] world record in the marathon in 2003, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished long-distance runners of all time.
Mar 4, 2018 · As a five-time world cross-country champion, two-time Olympic 10,000m silver medallist and former world marathon record-holder Paul Tergat was one of the most versatile distance runners of his generation.
Paul Tergat: Kenya’s marathon dominance to continue at Paris 2024. Less than a year ahead of the Paris Games, Tergat understands the anxious wait for Olympic qualification.
Sep 28, 2023 · It was not the first time that Paul Kibii Tergat had run his way into the world record book. In August 1997 he had the satisfaction of eclipsing Gebrselassie’s six-week-old 10,000m record, becoming the first man to crack 26:30 with 26:27.85 at the Ivo Van Damme Memorial in Brussels.
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Feb 16, 2023 · Paul Tergat knows more than a thing or two about cross-country running. A five-time winner of the senior men’s world cross-country title, Tergat is widely regarded as not only one of the greatest runners of all time at the discipline, but also one of the leading authorities on the subject.
Jul 23, 2015 · Paul Tergat: “I’ll always remember Sydney”. One of the greats of cross-country and long-distance running, Kenya’s Paul Tergat finished second to Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie in the 10,000m at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, where the pair fought out a memorable duel.
Feb 12, 2023 · Athletics great Paul Tergat was unbeatable for five straight years in the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, creating an aura of invincibility around him in the 90s.
Sep 28, 2003 · Paul Tergat of Kenya made a quantum leap in marathon running when he clocked. the first sub-2.05 in history, winning in Berlin this morning in 2.04.55. That. takes all of 43 seconds off American Khalid Khannouchi's previous record of. 2.05.38, set in London 2002, when Tergat was second in 2.05.48.
Over the course of his remarkable life, Paul Tergat has covered some pretty tough miles. One of those came at the end of the 2003 Berlin Marathon, where the Kenyan distance star fought off a challenge from countryman and training partner Sammy Korir and won the race by one second.
