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Amos Tirop Matui

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His result was annulled but race organisers issued him financial compensation for the mistake in lieu of prize money. His season had a high note at the Singapore Marathon as he successfully defended his title. Taking on Ashebir Demissu for a second time, Matui took the lead at 41 km to improve his course record to 2:15:01 and he also became the first athlete to take successive victories at the race.
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and seemingly took victory by crossing the line first in a time of 2:10:32. However, a mistake had occurred on the course as a motorist had moved a barrier while race volunteers were absent from their post. This resulted in Matui and thirteen others cutting some 400 metres off the course distance.
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duties, decided to keep going after 30 km. Realising the 19-year-old's intentions, Matui tried to keep up with Mbogo but the gap was too much to make up. He ended up in the runner-up spot with a time of 2:14:25, while Mbogo took his course record just two seconds ahead of him.
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He ran at both the Ottawa and Singapore marathons again in 2007, but failed to match his form of the previous year. He finished in seventh in Canada and was second in Singapore. He appeared set to win and break the course record in Singapore for a third time but
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Matui reached the Singapore podium for a fourth consecutive time in 2008, taking third place in a time of 2:15:15, although this was two minutes behind the reigning world champion
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took the title for Kenya. Reflecting upon his performance, he said: "I had been feeling unwell in the build-up to the race, so in the end I am happy with a bronze."
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in the last 200 m and earned a $ 25,000 bonus with a course record performance of 2:15:57 in hot, humid conditions.
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His official personal best for the marathon is 2:12:14, although he also has an unratified time of 2:10:32 from the 2006
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in a time of 2:17:59. He improved his personal best time to 2:12:14 with a fourth-place finish at the 2004
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Double marathon triumph for Kenya ends athletics programme at Commonwealth Games
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He scored his first victory in the marathon in 2003 by taking the title at the
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Death of half-marathon runner mars Kenyan sweep in Country Music Marathon
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Heat and humidity, no bars to Kosgei’s solo record breaking run
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Singapore course records fall in extreme heat and humidity
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Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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for the first time in 2009 and went on to win at the
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Index

Amos Matui
athletics
Kenya
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi
Marathon
long-distance
marathon runner
Singapore Marathon
Country Music Marathon
bronze medal
2010 Commonwealth Games
Ottawa Marathon
Baden Marathon
Brussels Marathon
Hannover Marathon
Hamburg Half Marathon
Casablanca Marathon
Singapore Marathon
Ashebir Demissu
National Capital Marathon
Ottawa
Elijah Mbogo
pacemaking
Luke Kibet
United States
Country Music Marathon
Nashville, Tennessee
2010 Commonwealth Games
bronze medal

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