FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
World Championships Medalists Gotytom Gebreslase,
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, and Hellen Obiri to Join Women's Field
at 2022 TCS New York City Marathon on November 6
Sara Hall, Emma Bates, Aliphine Tuliamuk, Des Linden, Nell Rojas, and
Stephanie Bruce to anchor star-studded contingent of American women
Defending wheelchair division champion Madison de Rozario to be challenged
by Manuela Schär, Tatyana McFadden, and Susannah Scaroni
New York, August 10, 2022 - World Championships medalists Gotytom
Gebreslase of Ethiopia, Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel, and Hellen Obiri
of Kenya will join previously announced New York City and Olympic champion
Peres Jepchirchir in the women's professional athlete division at this
year's TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday November 6. All three will make
their TCS New York City Marathon debuts, with Obiri making her 26.2-mile
debut across any course, and will line up against a star-studded contingent
of American women that includes Sara Hall, Emma Bates, Aliphine Tuliamuk,
Des Linden, Nell Rojas, and Stephanie Bruce. The 2022 TCS New York City
Marathon women's professional athlete field is presented by Mastercard®.
Women's Open Division
Fresh off her victory at the world championships marathon, where she
finished the course in a championship-record time of 2:18:11, Gebreslase
will make New York City her next stop. She will look to add a five-borough
title to her resume, having previously won the 2021 Berlin Marathon and
finished third at the 2022 Tokyo Marathon.
"Winning the World Championships was like a dream, and I am honored to run
my next marathon in New York City," Gebreslase said. "It's home to the
biggest marathon in the world, and many of the top athletes have run there.
I understand it's a challenging course, and I'm looking forward to seeing
further success there."
Two-time Olympian Salpeter, a Kenyan-born Israeli who won the bronze medal
at the world championships marathon and was the 2020 Tokyo Marathon winner,
will challenge Gebreslase once again. Obiri, a two-time Olympic medalist
and seven-time individual world championships medalist, will make her
highly anticipated marathon debut shortly after winning a world
championships silver over 10,000 meters.
"I'm very excited to make my marathon debut at the TCS New York City
Marathon," Obiri said. "I have watched the race many times on TV and have
seen my Kenyan colleagues compete there. I know New York is a tough course,
but I hope my experience on track, road, and cross-country will help me
navigate the ups and downs. I also plan to get advice and tips from coach
Dathan Ritzenhein, who competed in the race several times in the past."
In addition to Jepchirchir, the group will be racing against Ethiopia's
Senbere Teferi, who will look to become the first athlete to win the United
Airlines NYC Half, Mastercard New York Mini 10K, and TCS New York City
Marathon in one year. Three other Kenyans will also be strong contenders
for podium places, including the 2010 New York City, 2014 London and 2017
Boston Marathon champion Edna Kiplagat, last year's runner-up Viola
Cheptoo, and newcomer Sharon Lokedi.
The American effort will be led by 10-time national champion Hall, who was
the top world championships marathon finisher from the U.S. last month in
Oregon, where she placed fifth. She is also the former half marathon
national record holder, the runner-up from the 2020 London Marathon, and a
two-time winner of the Mastercard New York Mini 10K. She will be joined at
the Staten Island start line by Bates, who clocked a personal best to
finish seventh at the world championships and was the runner-up at last
year's Chicago Marathon.
"From winning the Millrose mile to back-to-back Mini 10K wins, most of my
favorite career moments have happened in NYC," Hall said. "I'm all-in to
add to that by having my best marathon yet at the TCS New York City
Marathon. I can't wait to be back racing my heart out in the five boroughs
of my favorite city."
Tokyo 2020 Olympian Aliphine Tuliamuk, and two-time Olympian and 2018
Boston Marathon champion Des Linden, will also return to New York, as will
national champion Stephanie Bruce, who will race the five boroughs for the
final time before retiring. The deep U.S. women's group will additionally
include Nell Rojas, the top American finisher from the last two Boston
Marathons, Lindsay Flanagan, the top American finisher from the 2022 United
Airlines NYC Half, Annie Frisbie, last year's seventh-place finisher, and
her training partner Dakotah Lindwurm, who won Grandma's Marathon in June.
Emily Durgin, the sixth-fastest U.S. half marathoner of all-time, will make
her marathon debut.
Women's Wheelchair Division
De Rozario will return to defend her wheelchair division crown after
winning her first TCS New York City Marathon last year, becoming the first
athlete to win Paralympic marathon gold and New York in the same year since
2008. The five-time Paralympic medalist and 10-time world championships
medalist also won the 2018 London Marathon and the Commonwealth Games
marathon twice, including last month in Birmingham.
"Winning my first TCS New York City Marathon last year was an incredible
experience, and I'm thrilled to return to defend my title against the best
athletes in the world," de Rozario said. "From Paralympic gold to
Commonwealth Games gold, everything has been lining up well for me over the
past year, and I'm excited to see what I'm capable of now that I'm even
more familiar with the New York course."
De Rozario will face stiff competition from 20-time Paralympic medalist
Tatyana McFadden of the United States, who will be going for her
record-breaking sixth title at the event after finishing as runner-up last
year, as well as eight-time Paralympic medalist Manuela Schär of
Switzerland, who will be racing for her fourth title. Schär has made the
podium in all seven of her New York City appearances, and McFadden has made
the podium in 10 of her 11 appearances.
The United States' Susannah Scaroni, a two-time Paralympic medalist, will
be looking for her first title after missing the event last year following
a training collision on the roads. She has been on the podium 12 times at
Abbott World Marathon Majors races, but has never finished first. Already
this year, she won her fourth consecutive Mastercard New York Mini 10K,
broke the 5,000-meter world record on the track, and clocked a world's best
time of 1:27:31 at Grandma's Marathon.
The course-record bonus for the professional wheelchair division will be
raised to $50,000 this year, making the wheelchair division bonus equal to
the open division bonus.
The 2022 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 6 will return at
full capacity with 50,000 runners and be televised live on WABC-TV Channel
7 in the New York tristate area, throughout the rest of the nation on
ESPN2, and around the world by various international broadcasters.
Professional Athlete Field - Women's Open Division
Name Country Personal Best
Peres Jepchirchir KEN 2:17:16
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter ISR 2:17:45
Gotytom Gebreslase ETH 2:18:11
Edna Kiplagat KEN 2:19:50
Sara Hall USA 2:20:32
Jess Piasecki GBR 2:22:27
Des Linden USA 2:22:28
Mao Uesugi JPN 2:22:29
Viola Cheptoo KEN 2:22:44
Emma Bates USA 2:23:18
Caroline Rotich KEN 2:23:22
Senbere Teferi ETH 2:24:11
Lindsay Flanagan USA 2:24:35
Dakotah Lindwurm USA 2:25:01
Eloise Wellings AUS 2:25:10
Jessica Stenson AUS 2:25:15
Gerda Steyn RSA 2:25:28
Annie Frisbie USA 2:26:18
Aliphine Tuliamuk USA 2:26:50
Stephanie Bruce USA 2:27:47
Nell Rojas USA 2:25:57
Roberta Groner USA 2:29:09
Molly Grabill USA 2:29:17
Ruth Van der Meijden NED 2:29:30
Maegan Krifchin USA 2:30:17
Molly (Culver) Roberts USA 2:30:20
Grace Kahura KEN 2:30:32
Sarah Pagano USA 2:33:11
Kayla Lampe USA 2:38:25
Emily Durgin USA Debut
Sharon Lokedi KEN Debut
Hellen Obiri KEN Debut
Professional Athlete Field - Women's Wheelchair Division
Name Country Personal Best
Susannah Scaroni USA 1:27:31
Manuela Schär SUI 1:28:17
Tatyana McFadden USA 1:31:30
Jenna Fesemyer USA 1:33:50
Christie Dawes AUS 1:37:14
Shelly Woods GBR 1:37:44
Madison de Rozario AUS 1:38:11
Nikita den Boer NED 1:38:16
Margriet van den Broek NED 1:38:33
Merle Menje GER 1:42:12
Vanessa de Souza BRA 1:42:16
Michelle Wheeler USA 1:45:45
Patricia Eachus SUI 1:47:06
Yen Hoang USA 1:50:14
Eva Houston USA 1:59:49
About New York Road Runners (NYRR)
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New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world's
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youth running initiatives and school programs, the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring
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a wide population of runners, from the world's top professional athletes to
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more, visit www.nyrr.org.
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