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Wilberforce Talel (born 10 January 1980 in Marakwet District) is runner from Kenya. He is a Commonwealth Games gold medalist and has competed several times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He is the current 10,000 metres Commonwealth Games record holder.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2000 World Cross Country Championships Vilamoura, Portugal 5th Long race
1st Team competition
2002 World Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 3rd Long race
1st Team competition
Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 1st 10,000 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 6th 10,000 m
2004 World Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium 10th Long race
2nd Team competition
2005 World Cross Country Championships St Etienne, France 11th Long race
2nd Team competition

Personal bests

Distance Time Location Date
5000 metres 13:13.15 Stockholm 1 August 2000
10,000 metres 27:33.60 Paris 24 August 2003
10K run 28:36 Jakarta 2 July 2006
Half marathon 1:01:17 Salzburg 28 April 2002
Marathon 2:13:35 Vienna 29 April 2007

See also

External links


Commonwealth Games champions in men's 10,000 metres
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