LEVY MATEBO
Trans Nozoia, Kenya
Bib #4
PRONUNCIATION: Lee-vy Mah-te-bow
AGE: 22 (3Nov89)
PERSONAL BEST: 2:05:16 (Frankfurt, 2011)
MARATHON HIGHLIGHTS:
30Oct11 BMW Frankfurt Marathon 2nd 2:05:16
06Mar11 Barcelona Marathon 1st 2:07:31
28Nov10 La Rochelle Marathon 6th 2:12:06
10Oct10 Brussels Marathon 1st 2:13:30
CAREER NOTES:
Levy Matebo Omari says, “My proudest accomplishment was achieved in Frankfurt on October 30, 2011, when I finished that great Marathon second, setting my personal best at 2:05:16. As a matter of fact, the whole of 2011 was definitely a wonderful year for me. In March, I won the Barcelona Marathon in 2:07:31, and in October, I improved my personal best by more than 2 minutes. I do hope to do my best to improve that in Boston 2012.” In 2010 Matebo won the Brussels Marathon and followed that performance a month later with a sixth-place finish in La Rochelle.
PERSONAL NOTES:
Matebo finished secondary school and is married. He runs with the Police Team in Kenya, but is free of duty at the moment. Matebo says, “I became a runner because when I was at school my teacher strongly advised me into this particular career. I then took part in some school champs without getting any particular results. After that I started training harder and finally became a professional athlete.” Of his first Boston appearance, he says, “It was high time for me to compete in a Major Marathon and compete along with many champions.” Matebo is affiliated with Gianni Demadonna’s group.
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