Leonard Patrick Komon is a Kenyan track and field athlete, long-distance runner. Currently owns world records in the run for 10 and 15 kilometers. Three-time winner of the run Grand 10 Berlin . He achieved the greatest success in his career at the world championships in cross country - a three-time world champion in the team championship in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2010, he became the winner of the 15-mile Zevenheuvelenloop run. In 2011, he won the Great South Run .
 Leonard Komon | ||||||||
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 At the 2010 Zevenheuvelenloop Awards certificate of a new world record at 15 km | ||||||||
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| Original name | Leonard Patrick Komon | |||||||
| Date and place of birth | January 10, 1988 (31 years) Cheptais village, Kenya | |||||||
| Citizenship |  Kenya | |||||||
| Growth | 175 cm | |||||||
| Weight | 54 kg | |||||||
| Trainers | Juma Ndiva | |||||||
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| Personal records | ||||||||
| 3000 m | 7.33.27 | |||||||
| 5000 m | 12.58,24 | |||||||
| 10,000 m | 26.55,29 | |||||||
| 10 km | 26.44Wr | |||||||
| 15 km | 41.13 Wr | |||||||
| Half marathon | 59:14 | |||||||
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Winner of the 2013 UAE Healthy Kidney 10K run. For this victory, he received a cash prize of $ 30,000.
2014 season
March 30, 2014 for the first time in his career, he performed in the half marathon. He won the 2014 Berlin Half Marathon with a score of 59.14.
October 12 debuted at the marathon. At the Eindhoven Marathon, he took 5th place with a score of 2: 14.25.
Links
- Leonard Komon - IAAF Profile (English)