Joseph Maregu, Date of Birth

    

Joseph Maregu

Kenyan athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1977

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Kenya

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Joseph Maregu

  • Joseph Nganga Maregu (born 22 November 1977) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road running events from 10K to the marathon.
  • A journeyman competitor on the roads, he made only one international appearance at the 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, taking ninth place and a team gold medal with Kenya.Active between 2004 and 2014, he initially focused on 10K and half marathon races and won a number of low level French competitions.
  • His highest standard victories came at the Lille Half Marathon (2006 and 2007) and the Paris Half Marathon (2007).
  • His lifetime best of 59:45 minutes came during his second win in Lille.
  • He ran his first marathon in Kenya in 2006, but his debut time of 2:24:18 hours was slow.
  • He turned to marathon running proper in 2009, taking third at the Vienna City Marathon in a time of 2:09:25 hours.
  • This was to be his best however and in five subsequent outings he did not better two hours and ten minutes.
  • He had his last road win in 2010 at the Olomouc Half Marathon.

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