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    The Rotterdam Marathon, currently branded NN Rotterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1981. It has...
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  • The Rotterdam Half Marathon was an annual half marathon race over 21.1 kilometres, that was staged in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on the second Sunday...
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    The Rotterdam Marathon is a road race of 42.195 km (26 mi 385 yd) across the city of Rotterdam that has been contested by men and women annually since...
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    Samuel Wanjiru (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
    At the Rotterdam Half Marathon, Wanjiru clocked a 1:01:08 on 13 September, which was won by Sammy Kitwara with a time of 58:58. In October 2009, Wanjiru...
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    Tiki Gelana (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
    the event from 2012 to 2017. She won the 2011 Amsterdam Marathon and the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon. She won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics with...
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    World records in the marathon are ratified by World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport of athletics [citation needed]. Kenyan athlete...
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    Feyisa Lilesa (category Ethiopian male marathon runners)
    he ran 2:05:23 in the men's marathon at the 2010 Rotterdam Marathon. He set his personal best of 2:04:52 in the marathon when he came in second place...
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    Yemane Tsegay (category Ethiopian male marathon runners)
    specialises in the marathon. He won the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon with a personal best time of 2:04:48 hours. He has also won marathons in Eindhoven, Gyeongju...
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    events. Some examples are the Rotterdam Marathon, the World Port Tournament, and the Rotterdam World Tennis Tournament. Rotterdam has also hosted a race of...
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    Bashir Abdi (category Belgian male marathon runners)
    World Marathon Major by finishing third at the London Marathon in October with a time of 2:05:19. In April 2023, Abdi regained his Rotterdam Marathon title...
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    Abdi Nageeye (category Dutch male marathon runners)
    Germany, where he did not finish the race. At the 2019 Rotterdam Marathon, he lowered his national marathon record by nearly two minutes with a time of 2:06:17...
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    10 Marathons", in which the Amsterdam, Honolulu, Paris, Rotterdam, and Stockholm marathons were featured along with the five original World Marathon Majors...
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    Carlos Lopes (category Portuguese male marathon runners)
    record in the men’s marathon stood for 24 years. In 1985, Lopes set the marathon world record at 2:07:12 at the Rotterdam Marathon. Lopes was born in Vildemoinhos...
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    Tegla Loroupe (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
    finished 5th in the Rotterdam Marathon and 2nd in the Venice Marathon. In 2007, she participated again the New York City Marathon, finishing 8th. Loroupe's...
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    Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly known as Excelsior, is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the...
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  • Hockey Club Rotterdam, commonly known as Rotterdam is a Dutch professional field hockey club based in Rotterdam, South Holland. It was founded on 16 September...
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    Summer Olympics in London, England. In April 2012, Wykes ran the Rotterdam Marathon in a time of 2:10:47 and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. With...
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    Patrick Makau Musyoki (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
    made his marathon debut at the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon, finishing fourth and setting a fast time (2:06:14 hours), short of the fastest marathon debut, set...
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    Vincent Kipruto (category Kenyan male marathon runners)
    year later. He then placed top three at the Chicago Marathon and the Rotterdam Marathon (where he ran a personal best of 2:05:13 hours). In his first international...
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    Robert de Castella (category Australian male marathon runners)
    18'50" 1991 – won the Rotterdam Marathon in 2h 09'42" 1992 – finished 26th in Olympic Marathon, Barcelona in 2h 17'44" As of May 2009, de Castella still...
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    Duncan Kibet (category Kenyan male marathon runners)
    Kenya. He became the second fastest marathoner ever with a time of 2:04:27 hours, when he won the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon. Kibet dropped out of school in...
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    Eliud Kipchoge (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
    List of winners of the Chicago Marathon List of winners of the London Marathon List of winners of the Rotterdam Marathon List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal...
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    Zhu Xiaolin (category Chinese female marathon runners)
    runner, who specialises in marathons. She has won the Xiamen International Marathon and was third at the 2010 Rotterdam Marathon. She represented China at...
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  • references to the marathoner in the context of celebrity and notability. Eddie Izzard ran the equivalent of 43 marathons in 51 days in 2009, though none of...
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  • The Men's Marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 22, 2009 in the streets of Berlin, Germany. All times shown are in...
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  • Sparta Rotterdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈspɑrtaː ˌrɔtərˈdɑm]) is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta...
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  • marathons". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-01-07. "Beijing International Marathon Race Winners". www.arrs.run. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-10-20...
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  • notable half marathon races. According to Running Times Magazine, There were approximately 870 half marathons in the United States in 2009. Contents: ...
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    Joshua Chelanga (category Kenyan male marathon runners)
    Rotterdam Marathon - 1st 2007 - JoongAng Seoul Marathon - 1st 2009 - Rotterdam Marathon - 14th IAAF, November 24, 2009: Chelanga and Bizzarri take NCAA XC titles...
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    Geoffrey Mutai (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
    pushed him into third place. Mutai ran one of the fastest marathons ever at the Rotterdam Marathon in April, improving on his previous best by a large margin...
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