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Benjamin
Limo
23 Aug 1974
Kenya
Time
$494,595
35

Personal bests

Type Distance Time Flags Site Date Actions
RD 10 km 28:00 Mobile AL/USA 23 Mar 2002
RD 10 km 28:38 HouillesParis FRA 30 Dec 2001
RD 10 km 28:43 Porto POR 26 Dec 1998
RD 10 mi 47:56 a Zaandam NED 21 Sep 2008
RD Half Mara 1:02:01 Philadelphia PA/USA 20 Sep 2009
RD Marathon 2:12:46 Amsterdam NED 19 Oct 2008
RD Marathon 2:23:10 Lahore PAK 30 Jan 2005
OT 3 km 7:28.67 Monte Carlo MON 04 Aug 1999
OT 3 km 7:34.87 Saint Denis FRA 21 Jul 1999
OT 3 km 7:41.95 Caorle ITA 13 Jun 1998
OT 3 km 7:42.86 Arnsberg GER 17 May 1998
OT 3 km 7:51.80 Rio de Janeiro BRA 03 May 1998
OT 3 km 8:06.06 Johannesburg RSA 27 Mar 1998
OT 2 mi 8:10.59 Eugene OR/USA 28 May 2006
OT 5 km 12:54.99 Saint Denis FRA 04 Jul 2003
OT 5 km 12:55.82 Oslo NOR 28 Jul 2000
OT 5 km 12:55.86 Zurich SUI 11 Aug 1999
OT 5 km 12:56.55 Rome ITA 07 Jul 1999
OT 5 km 13:01.54 Oslo NOR 30 Jun 1999
OT 5 km 13:07.38 Rome ITA 14 Jul 1998
OT 5 km 13:31.1 Nairobi KEN 07 Jun 1998
OT 10 km 27:42.43 Hengelo NED 31 May 2004

Performances

Date Finished Time Flags Type Distance Site Race Prize money Actions
20 Sep 2009 3 1:02:01 RD Half Mara Philadelphia PA/USA ING Philadelphia Distance Run $1,500
25 May 2009 6 2:14:38 RD Marathon Los Angeles CA/USA Los Angeles
01 Mar 2009 15 28:53 RD 10 km San Juan PUR World's Best
19 Oct 2008 12 2:12:46 RD Marathon Amsterdam NED ING Amsterdam
21 Sep 2008 14 47:56 a RD 10 mi Zaandam NED Dam tot Dam Loop
02 Sep 2007 15 14:01.25 OT 5 km Osaka JPN IAAF World Championships
30 Aug 2007 7 13:41.47 OT 5 km Osaka JPN IAAF World Championships- Heat 2
13 Jul 2007 9 13:16.66 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala
04 Jul 2007 2 7:50.04 OT 3 km Zagreb CRO Hanzekovic Memorial
10 Jun 2007 5 8:15.90 OT 2 mi Eugene OR/USA Prefontaine Classic
31 Aug 2006 5 7:42.64 OT 3 km Zagreb CRO Zagreb Meeting
20 Aug 2006 12 7:43.42 OT 3 km Fontvieille MON Herculis
18 Aug 2006 8 13:10.47 OT 5 km Zürich SUI Weltklaase Zürich
28 Jul 2006 5 13:04.68 OT 5 km London ENG Norwich Union London Grand Prix
21 Jul 2006 2 7:34.97 OT 3 km Rethymno GRE Vardinoyiannia
14 Jul 2006 8 12:58.29 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala
08 Jul 2006 9 13:04.82 OT 5 km Saint Denis FRA Meeting Gaz de France
03 Jun 2006 3 13:07.14 OT 5 km New York NY/USA Reebok Grand Prix
28 May 2006 1 8:10.59 OT 2 mi Eugene OR/USA Prefontaine Classic
12 May 2006 10 7:49.19 OT 3 km Doha QAT Qatar IAAF Super Tour
01 Apr 2006 4 11:00 XC 4 km Fukuoka JPN IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $12,000
20 Mar 2006 3 13:05.30 OT 5 km Melbourne AUS Commonwealth Games
05 Mar 2006 6 12:34 XC 4 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan World Cross Trials
11 Feb 2006 4 9:41.6 XC 4 km Nairobi KEN Kenya Crosscountry Championships
21 Jan 2006 1 11:31 XC 4 km Nairobi KEN Armed Forces Championships
09 Sep 2005 4 7:40.22 OT 3 km Fontvieille MON IAAF World Athletics Final $7,000
04 Sep 2005 2 13:01.45 OT 5 km Berlin GER ISTAF
26 Aug 2005 3 12:55.26 OT 5 km Brussels BEL VanDamme Memorial $8,845
19 Aug 2005 4 7:38.93 OT 3 km Zürich SUI Weltklasse
14 Aug 2005 1 13:32.55 OT 5 km Helsinki FIN IAAF World Championships $60,000
11 Aug 2005 5 13:14.30 OT 5 km Helsinki FIN IAAFWorld Championships- Heat 2
26 Jul 2005 2 7:36.79 OT 3 km Stockholm SWE DN Galan $8,000
08 Jul 2005 7 12:58.66 OT 5 km Rome ITA Borotalco Golden Gala
25 Jun 2005 2 13:11.53 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan World Championships Trials
18 Jun 2005 1 13:23.3 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Championships
04 Jun 2005 5 13:07.74 OT 5 km Seville ESP Meeting de Atletismo Sevilla
28 May 2005 1 13:33.1 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Armed Forces Championships
13 May 2005 3 7:29.60 OT 3 km Doha QAT Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix
27 Mar 2005 1 28:29.8 RD 10 km Berkane MAR Berkane International
30 Jan 2005 6 2:23:10 RD Marathon Lahore PAK First Standard Chartered International
28 Nov 2004 6 30:04 RD 10 km London ENG Nike Run London
21 Nov 2004 7 26:57 XC 9 km Soria ESP Cross Internacional de Soria
17 Jul 2004 DNF DNF OT 3 km Madrid ESP Meeting de Madrid
06 Jul 2004 16 13:40.84 OT 5 km Lausanne SUI Athletissma
02 Jul 2004 19 13:31.25 OT 5 km Rome ITA MGK Vis Golden Gala
31 May 2004 7 27:42.43 OT 10 km Hengelo NED Thales FBK-Games $735
08 May 2004 4 13:42.69 OT 5 km Osaka JPN IAAF Grand Prix
03 Apr 2004 3 28:27 a RD 10 km Charleston SC/USA Cooper River Bridge Run $1,500
27 Mar 2004 6 29:04 RD 10 km Mobile AL/USA Azalea Trail Run
08 Dec 2003 2 13:59.43 OT 5 km Catania ITA CISM World Military Games
06 Dec 2003 1 14:04.15 OT 5 km Catania ITA CISM World Military Games - Heat 1
30 Nov 2003 4 28:31 XC 9.2 km Llodio ESP Cross International de Llodio
23 Nov 2003 1 27:35 XC 9 km Soria ESP Soria Cross
15 Oct 2003 7 13:41.68 OT 5 km Abuja NGR All-Africa Games
07 Oct 2003 1 13:50.0 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN n/a
13 Sep 2003 6 7:44.25 OT 3 km Monte Carlo MON IAAF Grand Prix Final $4,000
05 Sep 2003 4 7:33.13 OT 3 km Brussels BEL VanDamme Memorial $2,775
10 Aug 2003 3 7:40.22 OT 3 km Berlin GER ISTAF $4,520
08 Aug 2003 4 13:18.94 OT 5 km London ENG Norwich Union British Grand Prix
26 Jul 2003 5 13:26.3 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan World Championships Trials
12 Jul 2003 2 13:36.04 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Championships
04 Jul 2003 3 12:54.99 OT 5 km Saint Denis FRA Gaz de France $4,595
15 Jun 2003 3 13:15.36 OT 5 km Lille FRA Meeting du Nord $4,275
12 Jun 2003 5 13:11.97 OT 5 km Ostrava CZE Golden Spike $2,930
07 Jun 2003 1 13:39.44 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Armed Forces Championships
24 May 2003 2 13:11.67 OT 5 km Eugene OR/USA Nike Prefontaine Classic $3,000
29 Mar 2003 3 11:06 XC 4 km Lausanne SUI IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $15,000
22 Feb 2003 4 11:15 XC 4 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Crosscountry Championships
25 Jan 2003 7 38:42 XC 12 km Nairobi KEN Armed Forces Crosscountry Championships
14 Sep 2002 6 8:34.85 OT 3 km Paris FRA IAAF Grand Prix Final $7,000
06 Sep 2002 2 13:10.77 OT 5 km Berlin GER ISTAF Meeting $12,225
30 Aug 2002 8 7:40.72 OT 3 km Brussels BEL Ivo VanDamme Memorial $1,475
23 Aug 2002 1 7:50.29 OT 3 km London ENG Norwich Union British Grand Prix
16 Aug 2002 4 13:01.31 OT 5 km Zurich SUI Weltklasse Zurich $4,925
10 Aug 2002 2 13:32.10 OT 5 km Tunis TUN African Championships
31 Jul 2002 2 13:13.57 OT 5 km Manchester ENG Commonwealth Games
19 Jul 2002 1 7:34.72 OT 3 km Monte Carlo MON Herculis $15,185
12 Jul 2002 2 12:57.24 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala $11,900
05 Jul 2002 1 13:02.34 OT 5 km Saint Denis FRA Meeting Gaz de France $14,605
02 Jul 2002 1 7:36.02 OT 3 km Lausanne SUI Athletissima $4,870
28 Jun 2002 1 12:57.50 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Exxon-Mobil Bislett Games $14,880
22 Jun 2002 1 13:37.57 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Championships
20 Jun 2002 1 13:55.0 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Championships- Heat 1
08 Jun 2002 1 13:46.7 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Armed Forces Championships
15 May 2002 6 7:41.69 OT 3 km Doha QAT Doha Grand Prix
06 Apr 2002 4 28:26 a RD 10 km Charleston SC/USA Cooper River Bridge Run $1,000
30 Mar 2002 4 28:15.4 a RD 10 km New Orleans LA/USA Crescent City Classic $1,500
23 Mar 2002 2 28:00 RD 10 km Mobile AL/USA Azalea Trail Run
23 Feb 2002 16 XC 4 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Crosscountry Championships
02 Feb 2002 9 37:23 XC 12 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Armed Forces Crosscountry Championships
06 Jan 2002 2 31:51 XC 10.8 km Amorebieta ESP Cross Internacional Zornotza
30 Dec 2001 1 28:38 RD 10 km HouillesParis FRA Corrida de Houilles
29 Dec 2001 2 27:21 XC 9.2 km Newcastle ENG British Gas Great North Crosscountry
09 Sep 2001 4 7:54.46 OT 3 km Melbourne AUS IAAF Grand Prix Final $10,000
24 Aug 2001 12 7:40.18 OT 3 km Brussels BEL Ivo VanDamme Memorial
17 Aug 2001 12 13:15.70 OT 5 km Zurich SUI Weltklasse Zurich
22 Jul 2001 3 7:40.16 OT 3 km London ENG Norwich Union British Grand Prix
20 Jul 2001 3 7:33.10 OT 3 km Monte Carlo MON Herculis $6,975
17 Jul 2001 3 13:08.33 OT 5 km Stockholm SWE DN Galan $4,275
13 Jul 2001 2 13:01.88 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Bislett Games $10,260
09 Jul 2001 4 7:36.22 OT 3 km Nice FRA Nikaia Grand Prix
04 Jul 2001 1 13:46.85 OT 5 km Beirut LIB World Military Championships
29 Jun 2001 2 12:59.53 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala $10,345
22 Jun 2001 4 13:24.7 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Championships
11 Jun 2001 2 12:59.60 OT 5 km Athens GRE Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria
06 Jun 2001 1 13:05.78 OT 5 km Milan ITA Notturna di Milano
26 May 2001 3 13:36.6 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Armed Forces Athletics Championships
18 May 2001 5 7:44.80 OT 3 km Doha QAT Qatar Athletic Grand Prix
24 Mar 2001 3 12:43 XC 4 km Ostend BEL IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $15,000
24 Feb 2001 4 11:51 XC 4 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Crosscountry Championships
27 Jan 2001 2 11:57.8 XC 4 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Armed Forces Crosscountry Championships
01 Sep 2000 7 7:38.90 OT 3 km Berlin GER ISTAF Meeting $1,500
25 Aug 2000 DNF DNF OT 10 km Brussels BEL Memorial Ivo vanDamme Meeting
18 Aug 2000 11 7:40.16 OT 3 km Monte Carlo MON Herculis Zepter
11 Aug 2000 10 13:08.53 OT 5 km Zürich SUI Weltklasse in Zürich
01 Aug 2000 2 13:05.11 OT 5 km Stockholm SWE DN Galan Meeting
28 Jul 2000 3 12:55.82 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Mobil Bislett Games $6,000
22 Jul 2000 5 13:26.4 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Olympic Trials
21 Jul 2000 1 13:39.5 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Olympic Trials- Heat 1
08 Jul 2000 1 7:37.73 OT 3 km Nice FRA Nikaia
30 Jun 2000 5 13:02.19 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala Meeting $3,000
23 Jun 2000 7 7:37.74 OT 3 km Saint Denis FRA Meeting Gaz de France $1,500
19 Feb 2000 11 12:10 XC 4 km Nairobi KEN Nairobi Crosscountry
16 Jan 2000 9 31:16 XC 10.8 km Seville ESP Cross Internacional de Italica
19 Dec 1999 2 28:58 XC 10.45 km Venta de Baños ESP Cross Internacional Venta de Baños
05 Dec 1999 1 30:27 XC 10.5 km Alcobendas ESP Cross Internacional de la Constitucion
28 Nov 1999 4 28:33 XC 9.9 km Llodio ESP Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio
21 Nov 1999 1 22:38 XC 8 km Paris FRA Cross RATP
11 Sep 1999 1 7:36.32 OT 3 km Münichen GER IAAF Grand Prix Final $60,000
07 Sep 1999 1 12:59.54 OT 5 km Berlin GER ISTAF $15,000
03 Sep 1999 2 7:33.86 OT 3 km Brussels BEL Memorial Ivo vanDamme Meeting $5,000
28 Aug 1999 2 12:58.72 OT 5 km Seville ESP IAAF World Championships $30,000
25 Aug 1999 4 13:36.79 OT 5 km Seville ESP IAAF World Championships- Heat #1
11 Aug 1999 3 12:55.86 OT 5 km Zurich SUI Weltklasse Zurich $2,500
04 Aug 1999 1 7:28.67 OT 3 km Monte Carlo MON Herculis Zepter $7,500
21 Jul 1999 4 7:34.87 OT 3 km Saint Denis FRA Meeting de Paris $1,500
07 Jul 1999 4 12:56.55 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala $1,500
30 Jun 1999 3 13:01.54 OT 5 km Oslo NOR Mobil Bislett Games $2,500
26 Jun 1999 2 13:30.8 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Championships
25 Jun 1999 2 13:44.0 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Championships- Heats
18 Jun 1999 1 7:49.53 OT 3 km Rhede GER Rhede Meeting
13 Jun 1999 1 13:13.13 OT 5 km Villeneuve d'Ascq FRA Meeting des Geants Du Nord
08 Jun 1999 1 13:38.15 OT 5 km Bratislava SVK Slovnaft
05 Jun 1999 1 13:41.7 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Armed Forces Championships
13 May 1999 2 7:50.27 OT 3 km Doha QAT Doha Grand Prix
27 Mar 1999 1 12:28 XC 4 km Belfast NIR IAAF World Cross Country Championships $40,000
16 Jan 1999 5 24:25 RD 8.3 km Jaen ESP Noche de San Anton
10 Jan 1999 2 33:53 XC 10.8 km Amorebieta ESP Cross Internacional Zornotza
26 Dec 1998 2 28:43 RD 10 km Porto POR Sao Silvestre da Cidade do Porto
01 Aug 1998 3 13:11.81 OT 5 km Hechtel BEL Night of Athletics
25 Jul 1998 1 7:44.16 OT 3 km Barcelona ESP Meeting Internacional d'Athlitisme adidas
19 Jul 1998 4 13:20.03 OT 5 km Stuttgart GER LG Athletics Meeting
14 Jul 1998 9 13:07.38 OT 5 km Rome ITA Golden Gala
04 Jul 1998 4 13:43.8 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Championships
13 Jun 1998 2 7:41.95 OT 3 km Caorle ITA n/a
07 Jun 1998 3 13:31.1 OT 5 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Armed Forces Championships
17 May 1998 2 7:42.86 OT 3 km Arnsberg GER Internationale Wedstrijden
03 May 1998 4 7:51.80 OT 3 km Rio de Janeiro BRA Grand Prix Brasil de Atletismo
19 Apr 1998 1 14:04 RL 5 km Manaus BRA IAAF World Road Relay Championships- Leg 3 $20,000
27 Mar 1998 5 8:06.06 OT 3 km Johannesburg RSA All Africa Invitational
21 Mar 1998 4 10:59 XC 4 km Marrakech MAR IAAF World Crosscountry Championships $10,000
21 Feb 1998 3 12:06 XC 4 km Nairobi KEN Kenyan Crosscountry Championships
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