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Alphonce Felix Simbu
Simbu at the 2017 London Marathon
Personal information
NationalityTanzanian
Born (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryTanzania
SportTrack and field
EventMarathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best2:04:38
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Tanzania
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London Marathon
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Marathon

Alphonce Felix Simbu (born 14 February 1992) is a Tanzanian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. In December 2024 he finished 4th in Valencia Marathon and set his personal best at 2:04:38.

He competed for Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He finished 5th with a time of 2:11.15. He was the flag bearer for Tanzania during the closing ceremony.

He won the 14th edition of the Mumbai Marathon on 15 January 2017. The same year he won the bronze medal at the 2017 World Athletics Championships Marathon with a time of 2:09:51.

In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 16th place.

In June 2021, he qualified to represent Tanzania at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he secured 7th place with a time of 2:11:35.

He won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the men's marathon event.

References

  1. "Alphonce Felix Simbu". IAAF. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. Final Results
  3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. "Simbu sizzles: Tanzanian overcomes stiff challenge from second-placed Kipkorir to win elite full marathon - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. "Only three athletes to represent Tanzania at Tokyo Olympic games". The Citizen. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  8. "Marathon - Men's Marathon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

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