Sensational finish in Rotterdam
On 11 April 2009 the Fortis Marathon Rotterdam saw a spectacular
finish. In fact it had never been so sensational on the Coolsingel.
The Kenyan Duncan Kibet, who won after a fabulous sprint at the
end, and James Kwambai, finished in the same official time:
2.04.27. No one was faster in 2009. The exact difference between
the two compatriots amounted to six tenths of a second: 2.04.26,3
against 2.04.26,9. The difference was so small that a photo finish
was nearly required to determine the number 1.
The Fortis Marathon Rotterdam has often seen small differences
between the winner and runner-up. Here is the top-10 of the
smallest differences:
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1.
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2009 2.04.26,3
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Duncan Kibet (Ken)
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2.04.26,9
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James Kipsang (Ken)
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0,6 sec
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2.
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1986 2.09.08
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Abebe Mekonnen (Eth)
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2.09.09
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Belayneh Densamo (Eth)
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1 sec
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3.
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1983 2.08.37
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Rob de Castella (Aus)
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2.08.39
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Carlos Lopes (Por)
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2 sec
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4.
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1997 2.07.51
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Domingos Castro (Por)
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2.07.54
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Alejandro Gomez (Spa)
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3 sec
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5.
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2006 2.06.38
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Sammy Korir (Ken)
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2.06.44
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Paul Kiprop Kirui (Ken)
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6 sec
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6.
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2010 2.04.48
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Patrick Makau (Ken)
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2.04.55
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Geoffrey Mutai (Ken)
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7 sec
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7.
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2000 2.08.22
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Kenneth Cheruiyot (Ken)
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2.08.30
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Francisco Cortes (Spa)
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8 sec
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8.
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2003 2.07.42
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William Kiplagat (Ken)
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2.07.53
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Josephat Kiprono (Ken)
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11 sec
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9.
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2005 2.07.50
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Jimmy Muindi (Ken)
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2.08.02
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Jackson Koech (Ken)
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12 sec
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10.
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1999 2.07.09
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Japhet Kosgei (Ken)
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2.07.23
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Fabian Roncero (Spa)
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14 sec
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