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Margaret Okayo (born 30 May 1976) is a professional Kenyan marathon runner. She has won four World Marathon Majors with victories in the New York City Marathon (two times), the Boston Marathon and the London Marathon , setting three course records.
Margaret Okayo was a dominant force in the marathon: She won the New York City Marathon in 2001 and 2003—setting a course record of 2:22:31 that still stands—and also racked up two San Diego Marathon wins and one victory each at the Boston, London, and Milan marathons.
2003 New York City Marathon. General 2003 New York City Marathon. Nov 2nd 2003 (About 21 years ago) ... Margaret Okayo: 2:22:31: 2: Catherine Ndereba: 2:23:03: 3 ...
Apr 16, 2023 · Margaret Okayo and Catherine Ndereba after the 2003 New York Marathon (© AFP / Getty Images) Ndereba’s fastest marathon time, of course, was her 2001 world record run in Chicago. Just seven days after Japan’s Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi had breached the 2:20 barrier with a landmark 2:19:46 clocking in Berlin, Ndereba flew to a finishing time of 2:18:47 in the US’s Windy City.
Nov 3, 2003 · Margaret Okayo of Kenya breaks her own course record for women by nearly two minutes to win New York City Marathon in 2 hours, 22 minutes and 31 seconds; Catherine Ndereba of Kenya is second and ...
Margaret Okayo, a previous winner, set a course record of 2:22:31, and Martin Lel, the World Half Marathon champion but a somewhat unknown quantity at the full distance, finished strongly in 2:10:30, to lead a nearly perfect Kenyan sweep of the podium in both the men's and women's races at the 34th ING New York City Marathon.
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Margaret Okayo (born 30 May 1976) is a professional Kenyan marathon runner.She has won four World Marathon Majors with victories in the New York City Marathon (two times), the Boston Marathon and the London Marathon, setting three course records.
