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| Born | (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 Kiteta, Makueni County, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Peter Muteti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexander Mutiso Munyao (born 10 September 1996) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in road running.12
His personal best of 57:59 in the half marathon set at the 2020 Valencia Half Marathon is the fourth fastest time ever.3 He also won 2023 Prague International Marathon at the course record of 2:05:09.4
In the 2024 London Marathon, Munyao pulled away from legendary Ethiopian distance runner Kenenisa Bekele in the final three kilometers to win the race in 2:04:01.5
Personal bests
- Outdoor
- 3000 metres – 7:56.86 (Donetsk 2013)
- 5000 metres – 13:21.90 (Kumamoto 2016)
- 10,000 metres – 27:23.03 (Yokohama 2021)
- Road
- Half marathon – 57:59 (Valencia 2020)
- Marathon - 2:03:11 (Valencia 2023)
References
References
- "Alexander Mutiso Munyao". IAAF. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "Alexander Mutiso". the-sports.org. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- Emeterio Valiente (6 December 2020). "57:32! Kandie crushes half marathon world record in Valencia". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "Results". RunCzech. 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- Mattias Karen (21 April 2024). "Mutiso Munyao gives Kenya another London Marathon win after tribute to Kiptum". AP News. Retrieved 21 April 2024.