Simon Biwott (born 3 March 1970 in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu District) is a former long-distance runner from Kenya who won the silver medal in the men's marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. The race in Edmonton, Canada was won by Ethiopia's reigning Olympic champion Gezahegne Abera. A year later, Biwott won the Rotterdam Marathon. He also won marathons in Cancún, Mexico City (1998), Berlin, Milan (2000), and Paris (2001). After his career in athletics, he started a private school in Eldoret. His personal best of 2:06:49 was run at the 2002 edition of the Berlin Marathon.
He was a surprise winner at the 2000 Berlin Marathon, having only entered as a pacemaker originally.Surprise win by pacemaker Simon Biwott. IAAF (2000-09-10). Retrieved 2018-05-24.
Achievements Representing 1998Rome City MarathonRome, Italy5thMarathon2:12:14Mexico City MarathonMexico City, Mexico 1stMarathon2:16:481999Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands 3rdMarathon2:07:41World Championships Seville, Spain9thMarathon2:16:20New York City MarathonNew York City, United States8thMarathon2:11:252000Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany 1stMarathon2:07:42Milan MarathonMilan, Italy 1stMarathon2:09:002001Paris Marathon Paris, France 1stMarathon2:09:40World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2ndMarathon2:12:43 2002Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:08:36Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany 2ndMarathon2:06:492004Mumbai MarathonMumbai, India9thMarathon2:19:09
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