Augustus Maiyo (born May 10, 1983) is a Kenyan-born American long distance runner. An alumnus of the University of Alabama, he is also in the United States Army and competes in marathons as a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.[2]

Augustus Maiyo
Maiyo winning the Army Ten-Miler in 2016
Personal information
Born (1983-05-10) May 10, 1983 (age 40)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Steeplechase, half marathon, marathon
ClubU.S. Army
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 mS – 8:29.29 (2012)
HM – 1:02:33 (2012)
Mar – 2:12:25 (2019)[1]

Maiyo won the 2012 Marine Corps Marathon.[3] At the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Maiyo finished 15th.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Lima 2019 results". Lima2019.pe. 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "WCAP: Track & Field". Armymwr.com. U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Stubbs, Roman (October 28, 2012). "Augustus Maiyo, Hirut Guangul win Marine Corps Marathon". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "American Distance Project's Augustus Maiyo, Robert Cheseret, Joseph Chirlee to Compete at Sunday's Army Ten Miler". LetsRun.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.

External links edit

  Media related to Augustus Maiyo at Wikimedia Commons