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2017 Great North Run, the Glossary

Index 2017 Great North Run

The 37th Great North Run took place on 10 September 2017 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom with the men's and women's elite races and wheelchair races.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 32 relations: Alyson Dixon, Amanda McGrory, Ben Rowlings, Bernard Lagat, Betsy Saina, Brent Lakatos, Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui, Chris Thompson (runner), Daichi Kamino, Dathan Ritzenhein, England, Feyisa Lilesa, Gemma Steel, Great North Run, Hiroyuki Yamamoto (runner), Isaac Towers, Jake Robertson, Josh Cassidy, Koen Naert, Lily Partridge, Manuela Schär, Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, Mo Farah, Newcastle upon Tyne, Rafael Botello, Rebecca Murray, Samantha Kinghorn, Stephen Scullion, Tsegai Tewelde, United Kingdom, Vivian Cheruiyot, Zane Robertson.

  2. 2017 in British sport
  3. Half marathons in the United Kingdom

Alyson Dixon

Alyson Dixon (born 24 September 1978) is an English long-distance runner.

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Amanda McGrory

Amanda McGrory (born June 9, 1986) is an American wheelchair athlete.

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Ben Rowlings

Ben Rowlings (born 2 May 1996) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprint and middle-distance events in the T34 classification.

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Bernard Lagat

Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat (born December 12, 1974) is a Kenyan-American former middle and long-distance runner.

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Betsy Saina

Betsy Saina (born 30 June 1988) is a Kenyan-American athlete in long distance running.

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Brent Lakatos

Brent Lakatos (born 1 June 1980) is a Canadian wheelchair racer in the T53 classification.

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Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui

Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui (born 26 May 1994) is a Kenyan-Kazakhstani professional long-distance runner who competes in distances from 3000 metres to the half marathon.

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Chris Thompson (runner)

Christopher Thompson (born 17 April 1981) is a British long-distance runner, who won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, on 27 July 2010 behind his compatriot Mo Farah.

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Daichi Kamino

Daichi Kamino (神野大地) is a Japanese long-distance runner.

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Dathan Ritzenhein

Dathan James Ritzenhein (born December 30, 1982) is a retired American long-distance runner, and current head coach of the On Athletics Club (OAC).

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Feyisa Lilesa

Feyisa Lilesa (Afaan Oromo: Fayyisaa Leellisaa; born 1 February 1990) is an Oromo long-distance runner from Ethiopia.

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Gemma Steel

Gemma Steel (born 12 November 1985) is a British long-distance runner who competes in road running and cross country running competitions.

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Great North Run

The Great North Run (branded the AJ Bell Great North Run for sponsorship purposes) is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England each September. 2017 Great North Run and Great North Run are half marathons in the United Kingdom.

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Hiroyuki Yamamoto (runner)

Hiroyuki Yamamoto (born April 30, 1986) is a Japanese professional long-distance runner.

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Isaac Towers

Isaac Towers (born 1 October 1998) is a Paralympian athlete from England competing in category T34 sprint and middle-distance events.

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Jake Robertson

Jake Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand distance runner.

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Josh Cassidy

Josh Cassidy (born November 15, 1984, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian wheelchair racer.

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Koen Naert

Koen Naert (born 3 September 1989) is a Belgian athlete who specializes in cross-country and long-distance running.

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Lily Partridge

Lily Partridge (born 9 March 1991) is a British long-distance runner.

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Manuela Schär

Manuela Schär (born December 5, 1984) is a paralympic athlete from Switzerland, competing mainly in category T54 sprint events.

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Mary Jepkosgei Keitany

Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (born 18 January 1982) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner.

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Mo Farah

Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; 23 March 1983) is a Somali-born British retired long-distance runner.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.

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Rafael Botello

Rafael Botello Jiménez (born 23 February 1979) is a Spanish wheelchair athlete specializing in long-distance events.

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Rebecca Murray

Rebecca Marie Murray (born March 15, 1990) is an American wheelchair basketball player and member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team.

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Samantha Kinghorn

Samantha May Kinghorn (born 6 January 1996) is a Scottish World Champion wheelchair racer and TV presenter.

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Stephen Scullion

Stephen Scullion (born 9 November 1988) is an Irish middle-distance and long-distance runner.

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Tsegai Tewelde

Tsegai Tewelde (born 8 December 1989) is an Eritrean-born British distance runner, who competed in the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Vivian Cheruiyot

Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

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Zane Robertson

Zane Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand middle and long-distance runner.

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See also

2017 in British sport

Half marathons in the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Great_North_Run