MEN ELITE ATHLETES HAMBURG MARATHON 2014 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Laban Korir Eric Ndiema Shumi Dechasa Felix Keny Belay

Asefa Mulue Andom Silas Kipruto Lucas Rotich Philemon Rono Bonsa Dida William Kipsang Yuki Kawauchi Hicham El Barouki Ricardo Ribas Sergiu Ciobanu Maksim Pankratau Mohamednur Hamd Alfredo Arevalo Markus Weiss-Latzko Wynston Alberts Parmakis Michail Henri Manninen Enrique Fernandez Benjamin Zywicki Miika Takala Stphane Valenti Anagnostou Theodoros Paul Zwama Darius Sadeckas Manuel Stckert Julian Flgel Peter Fane Simon Lechleitner KEN/1985 KEN/1992 ETH/1989 KEN/1985 ETH/1992 ERI/1991 KEN/1984 KEN/1990 KEN/1991 ETH/1985 KEN/1977 JAP/1987 MOR/1979 POR/1977 MOL/1983 BLR/1988 ERI/1978 GUA/1976 GER/1984 USA/1971 GRE/1984 FIN/1985 ESP/1984 USA/1988 FIN/1978 FRA/1979 GRE/1975 NED/1987 LTU/1979 GER/1988 GER/1986 LSO/1980 AUT/1979 2:06:05 2:06:07 2:07:12 2:07:14 2:09:31 2:11:03 debut (half 59:39) debut (half 59:44) debut (half 60:39) debut (half 61:11) 2:05:49 2:08:14 2:14:38 2:14:14 2:15:26 2:15:42 2:18:23 2:12:53 2:18:06 2:18:13 2:18:38 2:19:09 2:20:03 2:20:47 2:21:34 2:21:37 2:21:56 2:22:19 2:24:33 debut (half 65:04) debut (half 65:49) debut (half 66:26) debut (half 67:08)

Pacemakers 1st group PACE 1 Eliud Tarus PACE 2 Stephen Chebogut PACE 3 Michael Mutai PACE 4 Philemon Yator PACE 5 John Mwangangi Pacemakers 2nd group PACE 6 Pacemakers 3rd group PACE 7 Stephen Chelimo PACE 8 Marius Ionescu Pacemakers 4th group PACE 9 Sibusiso Nzima PACE 10 Stanley Siror

KEN/1993 KEN/1985 KEN/1983 KEN/1992 KEN/1990

KEN/1985 ROM/1984

RSA/1986 KEN/1990

WOMEN ELITE ATHLETES HAMBURG MARATHON 2014 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 Georgina Rono Dinknesh Mekash Melkam Gizaw HE Yinli YUE Chao Mercy Kibarus Ogla Kimayo Winny Jepkorir Filomena Costa Katharina Heinig Veronica Pohl Jane Fardell Marthe Katrine Myhre Monica Silva Dorothy Peixoto Petra Skiold Hanna Lindholm Sigrid Buehler KEN/1980 ETH/1985 ETH/1982 CHN/1988 CHN/1991 KEN/1984 KEN/1988 KEN/1990 POR/1985 GER/1989 GER/1985 AUS/1980 NOR/1985 POR/1983 POR/1983 SWE/1975 SWE/1979 GER/1979 2:21:39 2:25:09 2:26:24 2:28:31 2:30:18 2:31:14 2:36:57 debut (half 1:12:40) 2:33:34 2:34:20 2:35:02 2:37:35 2:40:00 2:41:43 debut (half 1:14:51) 2:54:44 debut (half 1:19:54) debut (half 1:21:47)

Pacemakers women: PACE 11 Kjell de Hondt PACE 12 Timothy Kimurgor PACE 14 Oliver Hoffmann PACE 15 Augusto Costa PACE 16 Alberto Mosca PACE 17 Tobias Sauter

BEL/1988 KEN/1992 GER/1984 POR/1969 ITA/1978 GER/1983

Extra bib numbers - men: 51 Kaupo Sasmin 52 Jan Oliver Hmmerling 53 Mourad Bekakcha 54 Michael Pfeil 56 Jon-Paul Hendrikson 57 Thomas Summer 58 Armando Betancor Alamo 59 Pedro Julian 60 Miguel Teixeia 61 Thijs Feuth 62 Matti Rauma 63 Olaf Sjitz 64 Marc Kowalinski 65 Sven Perleth

EST/1986 GER/1970 GER/1978 GER/1984 GER/1978 AUT/1987 ESP/1972 ESP/1987 POR/1985 NED/1981 FIN/1982 GER/1975 GER/1978 GER/1988

2:23:52 2:25:23 2:27:04 2:27:09 2:28:53 2:31:05 3:11:00 pace debut 2:23:32 2:28:28 debut debut debut

2. Laban Korir 30 June 1985 Kenya 2:06:05

Korir, who rightly describes his marathon debut as the best achievement of his career so far, went to number three on the all-time charts for debutants when he finished second in Amsterdam in 2011. His has been a natural transition on the road, concentrating on 10km and the half marathon for his first international appearances since 2008. Going into the Amsterdam race with a half marathon best of 61:03 for sixth in the Berlin Half Marathon earlier in 2011, he was primed for a good performance yet the marathon can be a cruel teacher Korir passed the test with high credit. 2014 2012 2012 2012 2011 2010 Dubai Marathon Ivry-sur-Seine Half Marathon Rome-Ostia Half Marathon Chicago Marathon Amsterdam Marathon Berlin Half Marathon 3. Eric Ndiema 28 December 1992 Kenya 2:06:07 18th 4th 5th 11th 2nd 6th 2:14:13 61:26 60:38 2:09:52 2:06:05 61:03

Eric Ndiema started running in Primary School where he reached the 10.000m final at the National School Championships. After he graduated he moved to Iten where his friends were training. He began his international career in 2009 and ran his first marathon in 2011. He started Amsterdam marathon as a pacemaker but as he felt very strong he decided to finish. Eric started his preparation for Hamburg in Kitale, where his family lives because his wife gave birth to a beautiful daughter. In March, he moved to Iten to train with his training mates including John Kiprotich, Patrick Terer and Simon Cheprot. Eric was inspired by Shem Kororia when Eric was only five years old. He saw him training for the World half marathon

championships. After Shem Kororia won these championships and the whole village was celebrating, Eric decided that one day he would like to be a top athlete like Shem. 2013 2012 2012 2011 2010 Paris Marathon Eindhoven Marathon Paris Marathon Amsterdam Marathon CPC Half Marathon 4. Shumi Dechasa 28 May 1989 Ethiopia 2:07:12 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 2:06:34 2:06:17 2:06:37 2:06:07 59:57

Shumi Dechasa realized he was talented after running 20km between school and home every day and so he started running in 2005. He trains in the mountains around Addis Ababa. He made his marathon debut in the 2012 Hamburg marathon and one year later he took the second place in Seoul marathon in a new personal best. Shumi is married to marathon athlete Shitaye Eshete. 2014 2013 2012 2012 Dubai Marathon Seoul Marathon Hamburg Marathon Rome-Ostia Half Marathon 5. Felix Keny 25 December 1985 Kenya 2:07:14 6th 2nd 4th 2nd 2:07:13 2:07:12 2:07:56 59:51

Felix Keny is an experienced marathon athlete who finished on the podium in marathons like Barcelona and Valencia. So far, winning Valencia marathon in a new Course Record and Personal Record was his personal highlight. Felix got inspired to run by his cousin Felix Limo and started running back in 2005 in Nandi in the Rift Valley Province. He made his marathon

debut back in 2007. 2013 2012 2012 2011 2010 Valencia Marathon Seoul Marathon Berlin Marathon Daegu Marathon Barcelona Marathon 6. Belay Asefa 17 June 1992 Ethiopia 2:09:31 1st 5th 9th 5th 2nd 2:07:14 2:07:31 2:10:22 2:09:25 2:07:36

Belay Asefa has good memories of Hamburg marathon, where he debuted in 2013. He finished in fourth position. His next marathon was Eindhoven marathon where he, despite the bad weather, ran a strong race, finishing on the podium in a new personal best of 2:09. He hopes to lower his personal best again in his next race in Hamburg. 2013 2013 2012 2012 Eindhoven Marathon Hamburg Marathon World Half Marathon Championships Lago Maggiore Half Marathon 7. Mulue Andom 12 October 1991 Eritrea 2:11:03 3rd 4th 11th 1st 2:09:31 2:11:53 62:17 60:59

Mulue Andom made the transition to marathon running in 2013 by running a few half marathons and pacing in Mumbai and Hamburg. In October he was confident enough to try the marathon distance himself. He made his marathon debut in Amsterdam where he was in the leading group (2:05 pace) till 35km. In the end he finished in 2:11:03. 2013 2013 Amsterdam Marathon Lille Half Marathon 9th 10th 2:11:03 62:12

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World Half Marathon Championships Lille Half Marathon Wageningen 10.000m Montferlandrun 15km 8. Silas Kipruto 26 September 1984 Kenya debut (PB half 59:39)

13th 12th 5th 6th

62:23 61:28 28:03.21 43:51

Silas Kipruto started seriously training after completing the Secondary School which resulted in his first international competition in 2007. After running some track races, Silas moved to the half marathon distance in 2009. He was honoured to represent Kenya at the 2010 World Half Marathon Championships where he took the fourth place. This year he decided to make his marathon debut and he hopes that this new adventure will give him the same satisfaction as he has on the track and in the half marathon. Silas trains in Iten with athletes like Gilbert Kirwa and Nicholas Kemboi. 2014 2013 2010 2010 2010 2008 Lisbon Half Mrathon Berlin Half Marathon Milano Stramilano Half Marathon Lille Half Marathon World Half Marathon Championships Berlin ISTAF 5000m 9. Lucas Rotich 16 April 1990 Kenya debut (PB half 59:44) 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 60:17 60:12 59:39 59:52 61:03 13:02:86

Lucas was born in Kapsoiya (about 25km from Iten) and grew up in a family with 7 children. When Lucas ran his final School-Championships in 2007 his father took two days off from work and travelled 200km to see his son competing. He is Lucas biggest fan but also his biggest critics as his father believes that only position one is good enough. It took Lucas some time to explain his father that the difference between school sports in Kenya and the

world-class meetings in Europe is huge and that he would need time to close the gap. When he went out to Europe in 2008 he ran decent times on 3000m and 5000m (position 1 and 6 on the World Junior Lists) but his father wasnt happy about the positions he acquired. In 2012 Lucas missed the Olympics by finishing 6th during the Kenyan trials which made him decide to change to the roads. However a knee-injury, which lead to surgery in October 2013, has stopped him from showing his skilled so far. Currently training with marathongreats Emmanuel Mutai, Eliud Kipchoge, Bernard Koech, Mike and Bernard Kipyego brought him almost back to old levels. Good enough to make his debut in the marathon of Hamburg. 2014 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 2008 2007 Berlin Half Marathon Lille Half Marathon Beach to Beacon 10km DL Brussels 10.000m City Pier City Half Marathon DL Oslo 5000m World Cross Country Champs Junior World Youth Championships 10. Philemon Rono 08 February 1991 Kenya debut (PB half 60:39) 8th 7th 3rd 2nd 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 61:57 60:32 28:11 26:43.98 59:44 12:55.06 22:42 7:59.67

Philemon surprised many by winning the Kenyan cross country trials February 2013. It meant for him his first appearance in the Kenyan vest at the world cross championships. After the World Championships he started his marathon career by pacing the mens race in Rotterdam where he did a good job. He continued his pacing job in Berlin where he paced till 32km in the world record race, which gave him confidence for his marathon debut. Philemon Rono is a training partner of course record holder Eliud Kipchoge. 2014 2013 13 2013 2013 2013 2012 2011 African Cross Country Championships Delhi Half Marathon Obudu Mountain Race Bangalore World 10km Kenyan Cross Trials Paderborn Half Marathon Tilburg Ten Miles 3rd 6th 2nd 5th 1st 1st 1st

61:07 60:39 28:37 60:58 47:21

11. Bonsa Dida 21 January 1995 Ethiopia debut (PB half 61:11)

As a junior, Bonsa Dida was a strong athlete on the track and in cross country. He became fourth at the World Cross Country Championships, and fifth at the African Junior Championships in the 10.000m. After that, he made his move to road running. This year he made the Ethiopian team for the World Half Marathon Championships, where he improved his personal best to 61:11. 2014 2013 2013 2011 2011 2011 2010 World Half Marathon Championships Lille Half Marathon Egmond Half Marathon Tilburg 10 Miles African Junior Championships 10.000m World Cross Country Junior Race Sao Silvestre Luanda 12. William Kipsang 26 June 1977 Kenya 2:05:49 14th 7th 3rd 3rd 5th 4th 3rd 61:11 61:54 61:53 47:59 28:58 28:37

William started marathon running in 2003 when he made his debut in Paris, in the same year he showed his marathon potential by winning Amsterdam Marathon in remarkable time of 2.06. It took him however a couple of marathons and 5 years to improve on his personal best which he did while winning the Rotterdam Marathon in 2008 in a 2.05 time. William won three marathons so far in his career and finished eight times on the podium. 2013 2012 2008 2005 Beyrouth Marathon Beyrouth Marathon Rotterdam Marathon Seoul International Marathon 1st 3rd 1st 1st 2:13:34 2:14:53 2:05:49 2:08:53

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Amsterdam Marathon Seoul International Marathon Amsterdam Marathon 14. Yuki Kawauchi 05 March 1987 Japan 2:08:14

2nd 2nd 1st

2:08:41 2:07:43 2:06:39

Yuki Kawauchi is the leading Japanese marathoner of his time and one of the sports great individuals. Kawauchi exploded onto the scene as a 23-year-old self-coached amateur in 2011, running 2:08:37 for 3rd at the Tokyo Marathon while working full-time in the office of a suburban high school, a complete outsider to Japans rigid corporate runni ng team system. His emotional performance in Tokyo won him fans across the country, and since then his exploits have earned him fame around the world. On a mission to test the limits of what is possible, he has set world records for the least time ever between sub-2:09 and sub-2:10 marathons, and in 2013 ran faster than 2:10 four times, a feat never before accomplished. All the time he has remained self-coached and continued to work full-time at his high school office, refusing sponsorship offers and National Federation support grants in the name of his ideals of amateurism, of inspiring people around the world not to give up on their dreams, and of showing young people that they have options for their future if they believe in themselves and do what they think is right, that blindly following the system is not the only choice. 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2011 Kumamoto Castle Marathon Fukuoka Marathon Hofu Marathon Melbourne Marathon Seoul Marathon Beppu-Oita Marathon Hofu Marathon Tokyo Marathon 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 4th 1st 1st 3rd 2:10:14 CR 2:09:05 2:09:15 2:11:40 2:08:14 2:08:15 CR 2:10:46 2:08:37

21. Markus Weiss-Latzko 6 July 1984 Germany 2:18:06

Nobert Wilhelmi

As a 11-year old boy, Markus started running and soon realized he felt most comfortable running longer distances. The fact that the atmosphere at marathon events is so incredible exciting and intense made it easy for him to move to marathon. Since he moved to the marathon, he made a very steady progress. Now his focus is on Hamburg and on improving his PB, but he also keeps an eye on the qualifying mark for the European Championships. But in the end, if he can say after the race that he has given everything during the race, he will be satisfied. As he really improved a lot last winter, he might continue until the Rio Olympics in 2016 or the European Championships in Berlin in 2018. Although it will be tough to qualify for those events, Markus says you need to have dreams and be a bit crazy about your passion if you really want to make it. As a formed Law student, Markus is now working on his PhD and he will start working in a law firm soon. 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt Marathon Hamburg Marathon Berlin Half Marathon Berlin Marathon 32. Manuel Stckert 27 October 1988 Germany debut (PB half 65:04) 30th 26th 17th 14th 24th 2:21:26 2:18:06 2:19:36 65:50 2:19:03

Manuel Stckert will make his marathon debut in Hamburg this year. He has already shown that he is in good shape this year as he is the reigning half marathon champion of Germany. He took the title in a new personal best of 65:04. Manuels aim for Hamburg is to run 2:15:30 in his debut marathon.

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German Half Marathon Championships Silvesterlauf Erfurt 10k Trentino Half Marathon German Police Championships Wrzburg Half Marathon Silvesterlauf Nrnberg 10k 33. Julian Flgel 18 April 1986 Germany debut (PB half 65:49)

1st 1st 5th 1st 5th 1st

65:04 29:39 65:21 29:53.90 65:09 29:18

Julian Flgel has represented Germany two times at the European Cross Country Championships, in 2011 and 2013. In Germany, he has won several medals at the National Championships. He was the runner-up at the 2011 10.000m Championships, and has three bronze medals from various championships in the 5000m, cross country and 10km. Julian Flgel will now move to the marathon distance and has chosen Hamburg to make his marathon debut. 2014 2013 2013 2012 2011 2011 German Half Marathon Championships Breda Singelloop Half Marathon Dsseldorf K-Lauf Frth Regional Indoor Champs 3000m German Championships 10k German Championships 10.000m 2nd 10th 5th 3rd 4th 2nd 65:49 66:14 29:36 8:13.06 29:41 29:36.37

WOMEN ELITE ATHLETES HAMBURG MARATHON 2014 F1. Georgina Rono 19 May 1980 Kenya 2:21:39

Georgina was born in Nandi County, Rift Valley in Kenya in a family of six. Nowadays she lives together with her husband and two children. Her running career started after joining other athletes who participated in the school competitions. This is where she developed her passion and interest for running. As an experienced marathon athlete, Georgina set her personal best in 2012 by finished second in Frankfurt. 2014 3 2013 3 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 Paris Half Marathon San Diego Half Marathon Frankfurt Marathon Udine Half Marathon Boston Marathon RAK Half Marathon Eindhoven Marathon Hannover Marathon F2. Dinknesh Mekash 11 September 1985 Ethiopia 2:25:09 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 69:31 69:03 2:21:39 67:58 2:33:09 69:13 2:24:33 2:31:19

Dinknesh, which means wondrous one in Amharic, grew up in the town of Bekoji, the renowned Town of Runners. As a young athlete she was brought to Addis Ababa by the organization Running Across Borders and given coaching, accommodation and support to pursue a running career. She was the first to be part of the program and a classic example of what they are trying to do in East Africa: use sport to help youth achieve success in life. In 2010, Mekash traveled outside of her country for the first time, flying to Scotland to participate in the Loch Ness Marathon. She won in 2:46:39. She was surprised by seeing radiators used for heating the home. The arrival of the mail each day also caught her

attention. She was inspired by her niece Elfenesh Alemu (4th in 2004 Olympic marathon, 2003 Tokyo winner) in the beginning of her running career. Tiki Gelana has been an inspiration for her as well, who is her training partner in the group of Getaneh Tessema. 2014 2013 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 Mumbai Marathon Paris Marathon Mumbai Marathon Hamburg Marathon Eindhoven Marathon Rome Marathon Riga Nordea Marathon Loch Ness Marathon F3. Melkam Gizaw 17 September 1982 Ethiopia 2:26:24 1st 4th 2nd 6th 3rd 9th 2nd 1st 2:28:08 2:25:09 2:28:46 2:29:56 2:30:31 2:34:44 2:38:.04 2:46:39

As the third born in a family of four, Melkam Gizaw, was introduced to running at primary school where she got involved in a running project. Nowadays Melkam trains in the group of coach Getaneh Tessema in Addis Ababa. As a marathon athlete, Melkam had five podium finishes in the last four years. Her last victory was at the 2013 Dsseldorf Marathon where she set a new personal best. 2013 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 Lisbon Marathon Dsseldorf Marathon Hengshui Marathon Dsseldorf Marathon Eindhoven Marathon Paris Marathon Reims Marathon 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 6th 8th 1st 2:35:16 2:26:24 2:29:18 2:27:50 2:26:52 2:29:15 2:28:58

F4. HE Yinli 1 February 1988 China 2:28:31

The Chinese athlete HE Yinli already ran a few marathons in her career, but all of the races where in China. At the moment HE Yinli trains under Italian coach Renato Canova in Italy. The Hamburg marathon will be her first race in Germany. 2014 2014 2014 2012 2012 World Half Marathon Championships Lago Maggiore Half Marathon Xiamen Marathon Beijing Marathon Zheng-Kai Marathon F5. YUE Chao 05 January 1991 China 2:30:18 33rd 2nd 4th 4th 1st 1:12:17 1:11:34 2:38:18 2:28:31 2:33:25

YUE Chao is a training partner of HE Yinli and also training under coach Canova. YUE Chao is a stable marathon athlete who now wants to improve her personal best and to break the 2:30 barrier. 2014 2012 2012 2011 2010 Rome-Ostia Half Marathon Beijing Marathon Chongqing Marathon Chicago Marathon Dalian Marathon 10th 7th 9th 7th 3rd 1:12:38 2:30:18 2:30:36 2:32:57 2:33:38

F6. Mercy Kibarus 25 February 1984 Kenya 2:31:14

Mercy Kibarus wasnt an outstanding athlete in school but she decided to increase the quantity and quality of her training after graduating. She made her first progressions after joining the Demadonna training group. But only after coming back from her second maternity leave in 2012, Mercy started to make real progression. She ran a personal best in Rome-Ostia half marathon and she won the Venice marathon in very bad weather conditions. So far her biggest achievement was the fifth place at the 2014 World Half Marathon Championships. Mercy trains some strong ladies in Kenya, like Mary Keitany, Sharon Cherop, Lydia Cheromei and Gladys Cherono. 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 World Half Marathon Championships Paris Half marathon Venice Marathon Prague Marathon Rome-Ostia Half Marathon F7. Ogla Kimayo 27 July 1988 Kenya 2:36:57 5th 4th 1st 5th 5th 68:42 69:43 2:31:14 2:33:33 68:18

Ogla ran a few marathons in her career, most of them in South America. She made some progress in every marathon she ran. She finished her last marathon in 2:36, which still stands as her personal best. But her personal best in the half marathon indicates that she can run faster than that. Hamburg marathon will be her first marathon in Europe where the weather conditions are much better than in South America. So Ogla will definitely aim to break her personal best in Hamburg. 2013 2013 2013 Beijing Marathon Shamrockin Run 8k Cooper River Bridge Run 4th 2nd 2nd 2:36:57 25:43 32:20

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Cancun Marathon Chihuahua Half Marathon Chihuahua Half Marathon F8. Winny Jepkorir 10 June 1990 Kenya debut

1st 1st 1st

2:38:20 69:27 70:48

Winny Jepkorir will make her marathon debut in Hamburg. She did all her trainings for Hamburg in Kapsabet in Kenya. Winny comes from Nandi Hills in Kenya where she lives with her 4-year old son Theophilius. 2014 2013 2013 2013 2009 Taroudant 10km Imenti South Race 15km Chepkoilel Cross 8km Eldoret Half Marathon San Martino 10km F10. Katharina Heinig 22 August 1989 Germany 2:34:20 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 32:59 58:53 26:32 72:40 33:50

Victah Sailer

Katharina Heinig is the daughter of Katrin Drre-Heinig who has been one of the most successful German long distance runners. Her marathon career began in Cologne in 2010 where she finished first in 2:46:05. Despite a foot fatigue fracture she managed to reach a fifth place in Hannover Marathon 2011 with a new PB in 2:42:10. Katharina demonstrated an astonishing development in accomplishing a new PB in each of her marathon races so far. She is coached by her mother Katrin Drre-Heinig. 2014 2013 2012 2012 German Half Marathon Championships Hamburg Marathon Dsseldorf K-Lauf Hannover Marathon 2nd 7th 7th 11th 1:14:36 2:34:20 34:06 2:39:03

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German Half Marathon Championships Hannover Marathon Cologne Marathon F11. Veronica Pohl 10 July 1985 Germany 2:35:02

3rd 5th 1st

75:49 2:42:10 2:46:05

Nobert Wilhelmi

After graduating in Sport Science at the University of Cologne, Veronica received a scholarship for the Northern Arizona University and she joined their university team for two years. That period really helped her to progress athletically but also in academics. She became the most successful sports person in the university. Besides being a successful athlete, Veronica enjoys her trainings which still gives her pure satisfaction and happiness. She is especially fascinated by running a marathon together with thousands of runners. For now, the active and sporty Veronica sees this years Hamburg marathon as the next stepping stone in her career. This years her main goal is a PB and qualification for Zrich, after that she wants to qualify for the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympic Games. 2014 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2010 German Half Marathon Championships Berlin Marathon Frankfurt Marathon Leverkusen 10km Paderborn Half Marathon Koblenz 5000m German Indoor Championships 3rd 14th 11th 2nd 6th 3rd 3rd 1:14:52 2:45:53 2:35:02 34:05 1:14:31 16:03.99 9:26.01