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Francis Chepsiror Kirwa (born November 28, 1974) is a Finnish marathon runner of Kenyan origin. In 2005, he adopted Finnish nationality in order to compete internationally in the marathon, and run for his home nation at the IAAF World Championships in Helsinki. He also set a personal best of 2:11:01 by winning the gold medal at the Maratona Sant’Antonio in Padua, Italy. Kirwa currently resides in Lahti, since he left from Kenya in 2002. He also trains full-time for marathon and cross-country races at Lahden Ahkera, under his personal and head coach Timo Vuorimaa.

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  • Francis Kirwa (Francis Chepsiror Kirwa; * 28. November 1974 in , Rift Valley) ist ein finnischer Langstreckenläufer kenianischer Herkunft, der sich auf den Marathon spezialisiert hat. 2001 siegte er beim Lidingöloppet über 30 km und 2002 beim Alsterlauf über 10 km. 2005 wechselte er auf die 42,195-km-Distanz und wurde beim Hamburg-Marathon Zehnter in 2:16:08 h. Kurz danach erhielt er die finnische Staatsbürgerschaft und wurde nationaler Meister im 5000-Meter-Lauf. Für seine neue Heimat startend belegte er im selben Jahr beim Marathon der Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften in Helsinki den 39. Platz. Im Jahr darauf kam er auf Platz 28 bei den Leichtathletik-Europameisterschaften in Göteborg. (de)
  • Francis Chepsiror Kirwa (born November 28, 1974) is a Finnish marathon runner of Kenyan origin. In 2005, he adopted Finnish nationality in order to compete internationally in the marathon, and run for his home nation at the IAAF World Championships in Helsinki. He also set a personal best of 2:11:01 by winning the gold medal at the Maratona Sant’Antonio in Padua, Italy. Kirwa currently resides in Lahti, since he left from Kenya in 2002. He also trains full-time for marathon and cross-country races at Lahden Ahkera, under his personal and head coach Timo Vuorimaa. (en)
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