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Marathons - XC results 2002

Fukuoka Marathon
Sunday, December 1

Men: 1. Gezahegne Abera ETH 2:09:13; 2. Tsuyoshi Ogata JPN 2:09:15; 3. Eric Wainaina KEN 2:10:08; 4. Pawel Loskutow EST 2:10:14; 5. Toshio Mano JPN 2:12:14; 6. John Nada Saya TAN 2:13:01

Florence, Italy; Firenze Marathon.
Sunday, November 24
Men:1. Michael Kapkai, KEN, 2:11:15; 2. Fabio Rinaldi, ITA, 2:12:19; 3. David Maio, KEN, 2:13:56. Women: 1. Helena Javornik, SLO, 2:28:15 CR/NR; 2. Amy Stiles, GBR, 2:44:11; 3. Monica Casiraghi, ITA, 2:49:20.

La Rochelle, France; Marathon de La Rochelle.
Sunday, November 24
Men: 1. John Ngeny, KEN, 2:18:22; 2. Chaham El Maati, MOR, 2:19:04; 3. Julius Maritim, KEN, 2:19:22. Women: 1. Valentina Enaki, MDA, 2:40:06; 2. Valentina Lounegova, 42, RUS, 2:41:14; 3. Irina Songerlainen, RUS, 2:41:53.

Philadelphia, Pa.; Philadelphia Marathon
Sunday, November 24
Men:1. Mike Korir, KEN, 2:18:43; 2. Charles Kamindo, KEN, 2:19;16; 3. Darrell General, MD, 2:19:34. Women: 1. Tatiana Maslova, RUS, 2:39:47; 2. Cassy Byrne, PA, 2:40:27; 2. Kate Fonshell, PA, 2:40:55 (debut).

San Sebastian, Spain; Marato de San Sebastian
Sunday, November 24
Men: 1. Timothy Cherigat, KEN, 2:09:34 CR; 2. David Kiptum Busenei, KEN, 2:09:58; 3. Willy Cheruiyot, KEN, 2:10:32. Women: 1. Margaret Atodonyang, KEN, 2:34:57; 2. Rocio Rios, SPA, 2:36:21; 3. Aleme Zinash, ETH, 2:39:34.

Tsukuba, Japan; Tsukuba Marathon.
Sunday, November 24
Men: 1. Hideki Takahashi, JPN, 2:17:52; 2. Osamu Tada, JPN, 2:24:43; 3. Naoki Hirasawa, JPN, 2:29:30. Women: 1. Hiroko Shou, JPN, 2:50:33; 2. Mayumi Nagai, JPN, 2:55:43; 3. Makoto Takizawa, JPN, 2:59:25.

Athens Classic Marathon
03 November 2002
Athens, Greece
Men: 1 SAINA MARK ELITE KEN 02:18:17; 2 MOIBEN JOHN ELITE KEN 02:18:42; 3 KORIR ELIJAH ELITE KEN 02:18:52; 4 CHELULE WESLEY ELITE KEN 02:20:28; 5 KEMEI JOSE PHAT ELITE KEN 02:20:27; 6 ZABELIS VASILIS GS ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS GRE 02:20:36; 7 POLIAS NIKOLAOS ELITE GRE 02:20:46; 8 AIYABEI CHARLES ELITE KEN 02:21:19; 9 ZACHEPA SERHIY POLICE-EUROPEAN UKR 02:24:15; 10 MORAN MATTHEW ELITE TRAVEL USA 02:25:41; 11 GOUGOUSIS KONSTANTINOS GRE 02:25:48; 12 ZARAGAS LABROS MSEN GRE 02:25:57; 13 KOKOTOS GERASIMOS PANELINIOS GRE 02:26:43; 14 LAZARESCU PETRU POLICE-EUROPEAN ROM 02:27:08; 15 LAZAREWICZ TOMASZ POLICE-EUROPEAN POL 02:28:34; 16 PRUSIK PIOTR POLICE-EUROPEAN POL 02:28:35; 17 THIEL ADAM POLICE-EUROPEAN POL 02:28:32; 18 ISHIDA MANABU NAGANO JAP 02:29:20; 19 FRITSCH VOLKER POLICE-EUROPEAN GER 02:29:50; 20 MUSINSCHI IAROSLAV POLICE-EUROPEAN MOL 02:30:35
Women: 1 KROLIK SONJA ELITE GER 02:37:27; 2 ABATZIDOU GIORGIA HANTH GRE 02:47:18; 3. ZUEVA VICTORIA ELITE RUS 02:49:21; 34. TAKEUCHI JUNKO NAGANO JAP 02:53:54; 5. KARIMALI MAGDA GAS ILISOS GRE 02:56:37; 6. PONOMARENKO SVETLANA ELITE RUS 02:59:24; 7 CROOK ALISON POLICE-EUROPEAN GBR 03:00:51; 8 POLIZOU MARIA PANELINIOS GRE 03:03:16; 9 RZEPECKI JACKLYN MARATHON EXCHANGE USA 03:05:19; 10 CORRIOL PATRICIA POLICE-EUROPEAN FRA 03:05:43

New York City Marathon
03 November 2002
Men - 1. Rodgers Rop, KEN, 2:08:07; 2. Christopher Cheboiboch, KEN, 2:08:17; 3. Laban Kipkemboi, KEN, 2:08:39; 4. Mohamed Ouaadi, FRA, 2:08:53; 5. Stefano Baldini, ITA, 2:09:12. M40 - Fedor Ryzhov, RUS, 2:18:46. Women - 1. Joyce Chepchumba, KEN, 2:25:56; 2. Lyubov Denisova, RUS, 2:26:17; 3. Olivera Jevtic, YUG, 2:26:44 NR; 4. Esther Kiplagat, KEN, 2:27:00; 5. Marla Runyan, USA, 2:27:10. W40 - Shelly Steely, USA/NM, 2:44:51.

Joong Ang Marathon
03 November 2002
Seoul, Korea
Men - 1. Mbarak Hussein, KEN, 2:09:46; 2. Fred Kiprop, KEN, 2:09:47; 3. Ji Young-jun, SKO, 2:09:48; 4. Tefere Wodajo, ETH, 2:09:51; 5. Josephat Kiprono, KEN, 2:09:51. Women - 1. Oh Jung-hee, SKO, 2:37:58; 2. Chae Eun-hee, SKO, 2:41:37.

Beijing International Marathon
Sunday 20 October
Men - 1. Li Zhuhong, CHN, 2:13:09; 2. Onesmus Kilonzo, KEN, 2:13:13; 3. Elias Chebet, KEN, 2:13:20. Women- 1. Wei Yanan, CHN, 2:20:23 CR, NR; 2. Sun Yingxie, CHN, 2:21:21; 3. Zhang Shujing, CHN, 2:23:17.

Columbus Marathon
Sunday 20 October
Men - 1. Sergey Fedotov, RUS, 2:18:05; 2. Jim Jurcevich, OH, 2:18:17; 3. Zablon Mokaya, RUS, 2:20:02. Women - 1. Lyudmila Pushkina, UKR, 2:28:23 CR; 2. Albina Ivanova, RUS, 2:29:58; 3. Alena Vinitskaya, BLR, 2:35:18.

Lausanne Marathon
Sunday 20 October
Men - 1. Tesfaye Eticha, ETH, 2:11:23 CR; 2. Samsom Loywapet, KEN, 2:11:52; 3. Peter Kipserem, KEN, 2:15:01. Women -1. Tegla Loroupe, KEN, 2:29:04 CR; 2. Chantal Dallenbach, FRA, 2:30:24; 3. Worku Teiga, ETH, 2:40:16.

Delta Lloyd Amsterdam Marathon
Sunday 20 October
Men - 1. Benjamin Kimutai Kosgei, KEN, 2:07:26; 2. Simon Bor, KEN, 2:07:55; 3. Stephen Cheptot, KEN, 2:07:59. Women - 1. Gete Wami, ETH, 2:22:19 NR; 2. Constantina Dita, ROM, 2:23:52; 3. Stine Larsen, NOR, 2:27:06.

Baltimore Marathon Festival
Saturday 19 October
Men- Erick Kimaiyo, KEN, 2:17:44 CR. Women - Elvira Kolpakova, RUS, 2:50:01

Chicago Marathon
Sunday 13 October
Men: 1) 2:05:56 - K. Khannouchi; 2) 2:06:16 - T. Takaoka; 3) 2:06:16 - D. Njenga; 4) 2:06:18 - P. Tergat; 5) 2:06:46 - A. El Mouaziz; 6) 2:09:41 - A. Culpepper; 7) 2:10:02 - J. Kagwe; 8) 2:11:51 - D. El Himer; 9) 2:12:43 - P. Githuka; 10) 2:13:16 - T. Hiskia
Women: 1) 2:17:18 - P. Radcliffe WR; 2) 2:19:26 - C. Ndereba; 3) 2:21:22 - Y. Shibui; 4) 2:21:31 - S Zakharoka; 5) 2:25:20 - M. Biktagirova; 6) 2:26:53 - D. Drossin; 7) 2:28:15 - K. Obata; 8) 2:31:37 - N. Olaru; 9) 2:34:36 - M. Chiba; 10) 2:35:53 - J. Hennessy

Cologne Marathon
Sunday, October 6
Men- Ernest Kipyego, KEN, 2:10:51. Women- Claudia Dreher, GER, 2:31:29.

Berlin Marathon
Sunday 29 Sep
FROM: The Official Site
Men: 1 Kipkoech, Raymond KEN 2:06:49.9; 2 Biwott, Simon KEN 2:06:50.6; 3 Kipsos, Vincent KEN 2:07:22.5; 4 Usisivu, Boniface KEN 2:07:54.2; 5 Muindi, Jimmy KEN 2:08:25.6; 6 Matsuda, Kazuhiro JPN 2:10:31.8; 7 Palalia, Jose Ernani MEX 2:10:42.9; 8 Tanui, Moses KEN 2:10:43.7; 9 Mutai, Elijah KEN 2:10:44.6; 10 Yatich, Mark KEN 2:10:57.0; 11 Thlobo, Ezael RSA 2:10:57.1; 12 Fernandez, Oscar ESP 2:11:12.3; 13 Kahugu, Joseph KEN 2:11:22.1; 14 da Costa, Ronaldo BRA 2:12:01.8; 15 Chaica, Alberto POR 2:12:02.5; 16 Negussie, Hailu ETH 2:12:28.1; 17 Garcia, Nestor URU 2:13:10.2; 18 Castro, Domingos POR 2:13:23.1; 19 Watanabe, Shinichi JPN 2:13:25.2; 20 Ngolepus, Joseph KEN 2:14:36.6
Women: 1 Takahashi, Naoko JPN 2:21:50.4; 2 Fernandez, Adriana MEX 2:24:12.0; 3 Kimutai, Hellen KEN 2:26:11.4; 4 Gemechu, Shitaye ETH 2:26:15.4; 5 Buia, Aurica ROM 2:32:47.0; 6 Wessel, Kathrin GER 2:36:35.5; 7 Döllinger, Christine GER 2:39:35.6; 8 Renz, Silvia GER 2:41:47.7; 9 Arana, Amaya ESP 2:47:02.2; 10 Ishibe, Naoko USA 2:47:23.3

Twin Cities Marathon
Sunday 29 Sep
Indianapolis, USA
Men: Dan Browne 2:11:33; Joshua Kipkemboi 2:11:42; Jackson Kipngok 2:11:49; Brad Hauser 2:14:13; David Morris 2:15:24; Jim Jurcevich 2:16:17; Greg Jimmerson 2:16:25; Todd Reeser 2:17:12; Eddy Hellebuck 2:19:57; Chris Wehrman 2:20:31
Women: Irina Bogacheva 2:29:38, Jill Gaitenby 2:36:06, Susannah Beck 2:36:31, Firaya Sultanova 2:38:54, Linda Sommers Smith 2:39:24, Rosa Gutierrez 2:39:38, Kelly Flathers 2:40:53, Katie Blackett 2:44:58, Michelle Simonaitis 2:45:03, Kelly Keeler 2:45:07

Rotterdam Marathon
Men.1 Simon Biwott (Ken) 2:08:39; 2 Kenneth Cheruiyot (Ken) 2:09:43; 3 Jose Mauel Martinez (Spa) 2:09:55; 4 Joseoph Kahugu (Ken) 2:10:48; 5 Luc Krotwaar (Hol) 2:10:59; 6 Ashebir Demissie (Eth) 2:11:32; 7 Amesse Tolossa (Eth) 2:11:34; 8 Jose Manuel Garcia (Spa) 2:11:49; 9 Luke Kibet (Ken) 2:11:58; 10 Alejandro Gomez (Spa) 2:12:58;
Women.1 Takami Oniami (Jap) 2:23:43; 2 Masako Chiba (Jap) 2:25:11; 3 Junko Akagi (Jap) 2:29:10

Hamburg Marathon
Sunday, 21 April
FROM: http://www.leichtathletik.de/
Men1. Christopher Kandie KEN 2:10:15; 2. Turba Neguse ETH 2:10:24; 3. Mark Saina KEN 2:10:40; 4. Willy Cheruyot KEN 2:10:52; 5. Piotr Gladki POL 2:11:15; 6. Eliud Lagat KEN 2:11:19; 7. Julius Sugut KEN 2:11:25; 8. James Moiben RSA 2:11:38; 9. Tendai Chimusasa ZIM 2:12:43; 10. Antonio Sousa POR 2:12:58
Women1. Sonja Oberem D 2:26:21; 2. Luminita Zaituc D 2:30:04; 3. Fatima Silva POR 2:32:01; 4. Zivile Balciunaite LIT 2:33:36; 5. Serap Aktas TUR 2:34:13; 6. Malja Kukkohovi FIN 2:43:17; 7. Ricarda Botzon D 2:49:54; 8. Charlotte Jung D 2:55:35; 9. Jennifer Wischnath D 2:56:40; 10. Sylvia Pille-Steppat D 2:57:41

Turin Marathon
Sunday, 21 April
FROM: http://www.leichtathletik.de/
Men1. Alberico Di Cecco ITA 2:10:28; 2. Danilo Goffi ITA 2:10:52; 3. Sergio Chiesa ITA 2:11:00; 4. John Nada Saya TAN 2:11:12; 5. Hicham Chatt MAR 2:13:12 ; 6. Stephen Rugut KEN 2:13:26 ; 7. Olexandr Kuzin UKR 2:13:30 ; 8. Patrick Chumba UGA 2:15:55; 9. Massimo Leonardi ITA 2:16:45; 10. David Koech KEN 2:17:00
Women1. Anastasha Ndereba KEN 2:29:27; 2. Banuelia Mrashan TAN 2:29:53; 3. Rosaria Console ITA 2:31:18; 4. Olga Kovpotina RUS 2:32:14; 5. Anne Jelagat KEN 2:32:18; 6. Florinda Andreucci ITA 2:32:22

Boston Marathon
Monday, 15 April
Men 1 R. Rop 2:09:02; 2 C. Cheboiboch 2:09:05; 3 F. Kiprop 2:09:45; 4 M. Hussien 2:09:45; 5 L. Bong-Ju 2:10:30; 6 E. Chebet 2:10:40; 7 S. Bor 2:11:39; 8 G. Kebede 2:11:43; 9 L. Fonseca 2:11:49; 10 S. Guerra 2:12:28
Women 1 M. Okayo 2:20:43 CR; 2 C. Ndereba 2:21:12; 3 E. Alemu 2:26:01; 4 S. Yungjie 2:27:26; 5 F. Sultanova 2:27:58

FLORA LONDON MARATHON
Sunday, 14 April
Men. 1 K Khannouchi (USA) 2hrs 05:38secs world record; 2 P Tergat (Ken) 2:05:48; 3 H Gebrselassie (Eth) 2:06:35; 4 A El Mouaziz (Mor) 2:06:52; 5 I Syster (Rsa) 2:07:06; 6 S Baldini (Ita) 2:07:29; 7 A Pinto (Por) 2:09:10; 8 M Steinle (Gbr) 2:09:17; 9 T Jifar (Eth) 2:09:50; 10 M El Hattab (Mor) 2:11:50; 11 M Buchleitner (Aut) 2:14:11; 12 R Ghanmouni (Mor) 2:15:29; 13 W Kiplagat (Ken) 2:15:59; 14 B Burns (Gbr) 2:17:36; 15 D Robinson (Gbr) 2:17:51; 16 J Kimtai (Ken) 2:18:13; 17 N Wetheridge (Gbr) 2:19:41; 18 R Hoiom (Unattached) 2:20:36; 19 D Harris (Aus) 2:20:44; 20 C Cariss (Gbr) 2:20:46; 21 M Hilton (Gbr) 2:20:54; 22 D Norman (Gbr) 2:21:01; 23 M Croasdale (Gbr) 2:21:10; 24 H Lobb (Gbr) 2:21:16; 25 D Bilton (Gbr) 2:21:24; 26 I Fisher (Gbr) 2:22:08; 27 N Francis (Gbr) 2:22:27; 28 R Jones (Gbr) 2:22:28; 29 R Plant (Stoke) 2:23:15; 30 R Gardiner (Gbr) 2:23:31
Women: 1 P Radcliffe (Gbr) 2:18:56 european record; 2 S Zakharova (Rus) 2:22:31; 3 L Petrova (Rus) 2:22:33; 4 R Tosa (Jpn) 2:22:46; 5 S Chepkemei (Ken) 2:23:19; 6 J Chepchumba (Ken) 2:26:53; 7 S Skvortsova (Rus) 2:27:07; 8 Z Semenova (Rus) 2:27:45; 9 D Tulu (Eth) 2:28:37; 10 S Gemechu (Eth) 2:28:58; 11 I Safarova (Rus) 2:29:20; 12 J Lodge (Gbr) 2:38:25; 13 H Willix (Swe) 2:40:24; 14 B Jenkins (Gbr) 2:44:32; 15 A Fletcher (Gbr) 2:44:32; 16 S Dixon (Gbr) 2:45:05; 17 R Pickvance (Gbr) 2:45:34; 18 A Wolfrom (Ger) 2:46:58; 19 C Pauzers (Gbr) 2:49:26; 20 E Mycroft (Unattached) 2:49:38; 21 H Cawthorne (Gbr) 2:49:38; 22 S Bretherick (Gbr) 2:50:35; 23 C Benjaminsson (Swe) 2:50:38; 24 S Campbell (Gbr) 2:51:26; 25 J Clark (Gbr) 2:52:13

International Marathon Debno 2002
Polish Championships
Sunday 14 April
Men 1. Samuel Tangus KEN 2:13.27; 2. Jan Bialk (KS Wejher Wejherowo) 2:14.01; 3. Andrey Tarasov RUS 2:16.23; 4. Artur Blasinski (RTL Dami ZTE Radom) 2:17.37; 5. Krzysztof Przybyla (LZS Wawelno) 2:18.28; 6. Artur Pelo (Zawisza Bydgoszcz) 2:19.00; 7. Bartosz Mazerski (KB Sporting Miedzyzdroje) 2:19.46; 8. Grzegorz Glogosz (KKS Ekspres Katowice) 2:23.06; 9. Zbigniew Murawski (Zawisza Bydgoszcz) 2:23.58; 10. Dariusz Starzynski (KKS Ekspres Katowice) 2:24.06
Women 1. Grazyna Syrek (Olimpia Poznan) 2:37.39; 2. Karina Szymanska (LKS Promien Kowalewo Pom.) 2:38.08; 3. Elzbieta Jarosz (Slask Wroclaw) 2:43.00; 4. Dorota Ustianowska (MLKS Goswinowice) 2:53.27

Nagano Marathon
Nagano, Japan
Sunday, 14 April
Men- 1. Josia Thugwane, RSA, 2:13:23; 2. Maxwell Musembi, KEN, 2:15:12; 3. Manabu Nishida, JPN, 2:16:21. Women - 1. Madina Biktagirova, RUS, 2:26:09; 2. Fatuma Roba, ETH, 2:27:16; 3. Dorota Gruca, POL, 2:31:08.

Half Marathon "to the signs of Pausanias"
Elefsina - Megara, Greece (21.000 m.)
Sunday, 14 Apr
Men.1. Christos Zarkadas 1.10.46; 2. Georgios Tsatrafillis 1.11.02; 3. Nikolaos Vardalas 1.12.42; 4. Georgios Malliaris 1.14.10
Women.1. Olga Banakh 1.24.38; 2. Maria Polyzou 1.29.07; 3. Stavroula Manthou 1.31.22

Paris Marathon
Sunday, 07 April
FROM: The official site
Men 1 ZWIERZCHLEWSKI Benoit SH 02:08:18; 2 LOSKUTOV Pavel SH 02:08:53; 3 BOURIFA Migidio SH 02:09:07; 4 CHERUIYOT Robert SH 02:09:39; 5 ZIAR Rachid SH 02:09:54; 6 RAMAALA Hendrick SH 02:10:06; 7 BEHAR Abdelah SH 02:10:06; 8 ETICHA Tesfaye SH 02:10:14; 9 ZEROUAL Larbi SH 02:10:40; 10 MAKORI David SH 02:11:20; 11 CABALLERO Javier SH 02:11:23; 12 LOPUYET Simon SH 02:12:44; 13 BAGY Hakim SH 02:12:54; 14 DEGEFU Fekadu SH 02:12:57; 15 LOPES Joao SH 02:13:06; 16 LAHOUIRICH Abdelatif SH 02:13:31; 17 YAMAMOTO Yasuaki SH 02:13:41; 18 KALEDINE Sergei SH 02:13:47; 19 MONCIAUX Jean-Pierre VH1 02:14:44; 20 TAMBWE Patrick SH 02:15:00
Women 1 RENDERS Marleen SF 02:23:05; 2 MATSUOKA Rie SF 02:24:33; 3 KIPLAGAT Esther VF0 02:25:32; 4 DALLENBACH Chantal VF1 02:28:27; 5 PROCOPCUKA Jelena SF 02:28:36; 6 CURTI Nives SF 02:33:14; 7 PTIKANY Mary SF 02:35:07; 8 TOLA Abeba SF 02:35:51; 9 PERMITINA Irina SF 02:35:58; 10 LESERVOISER Michelle VF0 02:39:25; 11 HUNDIE Deribe SF 02:40:53; 12 BRUNET Isabelle SF 02:42:02; 13 DAHMANI Zahia SF 02:42:12; 14 MUDGE Angela SF 02:43:05; 15 KALJUS Kelli SF 02:45:14; 16 LESNE Anne SF 02:47:44; 17 SAHUC Sandrine VF0 02:48:31; 18 VASSEUR Nathalie VF0 02:49:20; 19 LATIMIER Sandra SF 02:49:57; 20 HEIM Maria SF 02:52:45

Media-Maraton Azkoitia-Azpetia
Sunday, March 31 - Azpeitia, SPA.
Men - 1. Sammy Korir, KEN, 1:02:19; 2. Oscar Fernandez Giralda, SPA, 1:02:47; 3. James Moiben, KEN, 1:03:20. Women - 1. Teresa Pulido, SPA, 1:14:05; 2. Susan Partridge, GBR, 1:16:13; 3. Paula Agirrezabalaga, SPA, 1:18:34.

Old Mutual Two Oceans 56-K Marathon
Saturday, March 30 , Cape Town, RSA.
Men - 1. Hlonepha (Simon) Mphulanyane, RSA, 3:09:42; 2. Lucketz Swartbooi, NAM, 3:09:53; 3. Willie Mtolo, RSA, 3:12:22. Women - 1. Natalia Volgina, RUS, 3:38:02; 2. Gwen van Lingen, RSA, 3:41:42; 3. Alena Vinitskaya, BLR, 3:45:28.

LA. Crescent City Classic, New Orleans
Saturday, March 30
Men - 1. Sammy Kipketer, KEN, 27:11 WR; 2. Tom Nyarkik, KEN, 27:45; 3. Paul Koech, KEN, 28:00. 40+: Eddy Hellebuyck, NM, 29:48. Women - 1. Lornah Kiplagat, KEN, 31:46; 2. Teyeba Erkesso, ETH, 32:13; 3. Leila Aman, ETH, 32:28. 40+: Lyubov Kremyleva, RUS, 34:33.

Half-Marathon Lisbon, Portugal
Sunday, March 24
Men - 1. Haile Gebrselassie, ETH, 59:40; 2. Hendrick Ramaala, RSA, 59:42; 3. Paul Tergat, KEN, 59:46; 4. Tesfaye Jifar, ETH, 1:00:33; 5. Rodgers Rop, KEN, 1:00:45. Women - 1. Susan Chepkemei, KEN, 1:08:23; 2. Berhane Adere, ETH, 1:08:25; 3. Margaret Okayo, KEN, 1:08:49; 4. Iness Chenonge, KEN, 1:08:54.

Rome Marathon
Sunday, March 24
Men - 1. Vincent Kipsos, KEN, 2:09:30; 2. Steven Matebo, KEN, 2:10:39; 3. Moges Taye, ETH, 2:11:08. Women - 1. Maria Cocchetti, ITA, 2:33:06; 2. Gabisse Edato, ETH, 2:33:36; 3. Sandra Van Den Haesevelde, BEL, 2:35:30.

City Pier City Half-Marathon
Den Haag, The Netherlands
Saturday, March 23
Men - 1. Yusuf Songoka, KEN, 1:00:53; 2. Salim Kipsang, KEN, 1:01:07; 3. Wilson Kigen, KEN, 1:01:11. Women - 1. Linah Cheruiyot, KEN, 1:08:54; 2. Marleen Renders, BEL, 1:08:56; 3. Irma Heeren, NET, 1:10:49.

New Bedford Half-Marathon - New Bedford, Mass.,
Sunday, March 17
Men - 1. Gabriel Muchiri, KEN, 1:04:06; 2. David Njuguna, KEN, 1:04:11; 3. Stephen Ondieki, KEN, 1:04:56. M40 - Todd Coffin (40), ME, 1:09:54. Women - 1. Jackline Torori, KEN, 1:15:02; 2. Jill Gaitenby, RI, 1:15:23; 3. Danuta Teschner, POL/NM, 1:17:20, W40 - Nina Caron (42), MA, 1:22:36.

Dong-A Marathon- Seoul, South Korea
Sunday, March 17
Men - 1. Atsushi Fujita, JPN, 2:11:22; 2. Kamel Ziani, SPA, 2:11:42; 3. Lim Jin-soo, SKO, 2:12:41. Women - 1. Wei Yanan, CHN, 2:25:06 CR; 2. Oh Mi-ja, SKO, 2:33:13; 3. Chung Yoon-hee, SKO, 2:33:22.

Kyoto City Half-Marathon
Sunday, March 10
Men - 1. Khalid Khannouchi, NY, 1:02:16; 2. Valentine Orare KEN, 1:02:50; 3. Naosato Yoshimura, JPN, 1:02:51. Women - 1. Catherine Ndereba, KEN, 1:08:48; 2. Esther Wanjiru, KEN, 1:10:14; 3. Mio Kiuchi, JPN, 1:11:37.

Nagoya International Women's Marathon
Sunday, March 10
1. Mizuki Noguchi, JPN, 2:25:35; 2. Hiromi Ominami, JPN, 2:27:29; 3. Megumi Tanaka, JPN, 2:28:10; 4. Chihiro Tanaka, JPN, 2:29:30; 5. Tomoko Kai, JPN, 2:29:47.

Semi-Marathon de Paris
Sunday, March 10
Men - 1. Wilson Onsare, KEN, 1:01:33; 2. Wesley Ochoro, KEN, 1:01:36; 3. Simon Kasimili, KEN, 1:01:43. Women - 1. Jelena Prokopcuka, LAT, 1:11:08; 2. Beatrice Omwanza, KEN, 1:11:33; 3. Restituta Joseph, TAN, 1:12:44.

Balkan CC Championships,
Sremska Mitrovica, Yugoslavia
2 March 2002
FROM Ozren Karamata
Men, 12 km: 1. Goran Stojiljkovic 79/YUG 34:20; 2. Ion Veliciu 74/ROM 34:22; 3. Yaroslav Mushinski 76/MDA 34:28; 4. Lambros Zaragos 75/GRE 34:30; 5. Vassilios Zambelis 73/GRE 34:34; 6. Theodoros Zachos 69/GRE 34:45
Teams: 1. GRE 15, 2. ROM 25, 3. YUG 25
Women, 6 km: 1. Olivera Jevtic 77/YUG 19:51; 2. Luminita Gogirlea 71/ROM 20:19; 3. Daniela Petrescu 68/ROM 20:28; 4. Denisa Costescu 76/ROM 20:35; 5. Milka Mihaylova 72/BUL 20:41; 6. Cristina Casandra 77/ROM 20:49
Teams: 1. ROM 9, 2. YUG 25, 3. GRE 30
Men under 23, 8 km 1. Panagiotis Economou 81/GRE 24:44; 2. Anastasios Fragos 80/GRE 24:45; 3. Mirko Petrovic 81/YUG 24:45; 4. Ivan Lukyanov 81/MDA 24:46; 5. Calin Macra 80/ROM 24:52; 6. Hugues Moutsinga 80/ROM 24:54
Teams: 1. GRE 11, 2. YUG 26, 3. ROM 29
Women under 23, 4 km: 1. Sonja Stolic 80/YUG 13:06; 2. Anemarie Moutsinga 82/ROM 13:35; 3. Jasminka Guber 86/BIH 13:49; 4. Maria Danci 81/ROM 13:55; 5. Florina Pop 80/ROM 13:59; 6. Marina Muncan 82/YUG 14:01; Teams: 1. ROM 11, 2. YUG 21, 3. GRE 29
Junior Men, 6 km: 1. Halil Akkas 83/TUR 18:20; 2. Oosmin Suteu 84/ROM 18:30; 3. Selanattin Selsuk 83/TUR 18:32; 4. Marius Ionescu 84/ROM 19:03; 5. Abdul Ceyan 83/TUR 19:15; 6. Marios Tatsis 83/GRE 19:20; Teams: 1. TUR 9, 2. ROM 13, 3. GRE 29
Junior Women, 3 km: 1. Snezana Kostic 84/YUG 9:33; 2. Mirjana Kalajdzic 84/YUG 9:53; 3. Mariana Szabo 86/ROM 10:01; 4. Catalina Oprea 86/ROM 10:06; 5. Azra Eminovic 88/YUG 10:11; 6. Semra Iscan 87/TUR 10:14
Teams: 1. YUG 8, 2. ROM 14, 3. TUR 28

Tokyo International Marathon
Sunday, Feb 10
1) Eric Wainaina (KEN) 2:08:43; 2) Alberto Juzdado (ESP) 2:08:59; 3) Julio Rey (ESP) 2:11:14; 4) Francisco Cortez (ESP) 2:13:02; 5) Toshio Mano 2:14:13; 6) Baek Seung-do (KOR) 2:14:29; 7) Daiki Sudo 2:15:26; 8) Andrew Leatherby (AUS) 2:15:54; 9) Andre Ramos (BRA) 2:16:37; 10) Katsuhiko Fukunaga 2:16:45; 11) Yasuhiro Maeda 2:16:53; 12) Salaho Ngadi (TAN) 2:16:57; 13) Alemayehu Simiretu (ETH) 2:16:58

Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon
Sunday, 3 Feb - Oita, JPN
1 Sammy Korir KEN 2:11:45; 2 Daniel Njenga KEN 2:12:43; 3 Takayuki Shimazaki JPN 2:13:49; 4 Nozomi Saho JPN 2:15:20; 5 Takashi Matsuyama JPN 2:15:31; 6 Horoaki Takeda JPN 2:15:44; 7 Keitaro Murase JPN 2:16:26; 8 Yoichi Higuma JPN 2:17:20; 9 Luis Novo POR 2:19:35; 10 Yoichi Kamiyama JPN 2:20:46