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Sang defends, Kirop surprises at Portugal Half Marathon
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475:Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2011-09-25).
462:Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2011-03-20).
390:Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2009-10-04).
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34:(born 9 September 1976) is a Kenyan
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858:Svetlana Șepelev-Tcaci
173:Portugal Half Marathon
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331:World Marathon Majors
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36:long-distance runner
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647:Małgorzata Sobańska
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1236:1997:
1231:(ETH)
1227:1996:
1222:(RUS)
1218:1995:
1205:(SUI)
1201:1991:
1196:(ITA)
1192:1990:
1187:(KEN)
1183:1989:
1178:(ITA)
1174:1988:
1169:(ITA)
1165:1987:
1160:(USA)
1156:1986:
1151:(USA)
1147:1985:
1142:(ITA)
1138:1984:
1133:(ITA)
1129:1983:
1124:(ITA)
1120:1982:
1062:2022:
1045:2019:
1036:2018:
1027:2017:
1018:2016:
1009:2015:
1000:2014:
991:2013:
982:2012:
973:2011:
964:2010:
955:2009:
937:2006:
928:2005:
919:2004:
910:2003:
901:2002:
892:2001:
883:2000:
874:1999:
856:1995:
798:2019:
780:2016:
771:2015:
762:2014:
753:2013:
744:2012:
735:2011:
726:2010:
717:2009:
708:2008:
699:2007:
690:2006:
672:2003:
663:2002:
654:2001:
645:2000:
636:1999:
627:1998:
618:1997:
88:Career
1446:(ETH)
1437:(KEN)
1420:(ETH)
1411:(ETH)
1402:(ETH)
1393:(ETH)
1384:(ETH)
1375:(ETH)
1366:(KEN)
1357:(KEN)
1348:(ETH)
1066:(ETH)
1049:(ISR)
1040:(KEN)
1031:(KEN)
1022:(KEN)
1013:(ETH)
1004:(ETH)
995:(KEN)
986:(KEN)
977:(KEN)
968:(KEN)
959:(RUS)
950:(RUS)
941:(RUS)
932:(KEN)
923:(ETH)
914:(KEN)
905:(RUS)
896:(ITA)
887:(RUS)
878:(ITA)
869:(BLR)
860:(MDA)
802:(GER)
793:(GER)
784:(KEN)
775:(KEN)
766:(ETH)
757:(KEN)
748:(KEN)
739:(ETH)
730:(GER)
721:(GER)
712:(ETH)
703:(GER)
694:(GER)
685:(GER)
676:(KEN)
667:(GER)
658:(KEN)
649:(POL)
640:(POL)
631:(POL)
622:(KEN)
82:Pokot
527:IAAF
481:IAAF
367:IAAF
305:IAAF
179:and
152:and
80:and
65:and
46:and
558:at
1463::
525:.
508:.
479:.
365:.
329:.
312:^
303:.
280:^
252:^
202:.
133:.
96:,
50:.
1100:e
1093:t
1086:v
836:e
829:t
822:v
598:e
591:t
584:v
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