FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
17 Olympians, 11 World Championships Medalists, and Six Past Champions
to Highlight Decorated Open Division at 2023 TCS New York City Marathon
on November 5
Defending champion Evans Chebet to challenge two-time winner Geoffrey
Kamworor in men's race; Edward Cheserek to make 26.2-mile debut
Molly Huddle and Kellyn Taylor to lead American women;
Letesenbet Gidey to run first TCS New York City Marathon
New York, August 29, 2023 - The TCS New York City Marathon open division
field on Sunday, November 5 will feature 17 Olympians, 11 World
Championships medalists, and six past event champions, including defending
champion Evans Chebet, two-time champion Geoffrey Kamworor, and World
Championships medalist Maru Teferi in the men's race, and Olympic and World
Championships medalist Letesenbet Gidey, U.S. Olympian Molly Huddle, and
the top six finishers from 2022 in the women's race.
Men's Open Division
The men's open division will be led by defending champion Chebet of Kenya,
who won the TCS New York City Marathon in his debut last year in 2:08:41,
seven months after winning the Boston Marathon. He became the eighth man in
history to win both races in the same year and the first since 2011. Chebet
already defended his Boston title earlier this year and has finished first
or second in 13 marathons.
"I feel very confident as I begin my preparations to defend my TCS New York
City Marathon title," Chebet said. "I understand that nobody has won Boston
and New York in back-to-back years since Bill Rodgers in the 1970's, so
making history will be my aim."
Challenging Chebet will be Kamworor, a Kenyan Olympian and three-time half
marathon world champion who is looking to become only the third athlete to
win three TCS New York City Marathon men's open division titles. He won in
both 2019 and 2017, and has made the podium in all four of his appearances.
The 2023 World Athletics Championships marathon silver medalist Teferi,
two-time World Championships silver medalist Mosinet Geremew of Ethiopia,
Olympic silver medalist Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands, 2021 TCS New York
City Marathon champion Albert Korir of Kenya, two-time TCS New York City
Marathon runner-up Shura Kitata of Ethiopia, North America's marathon
record-holder Cam Levins of Canada, and 2023 United Airlines NYC Half
podium finisher Zouahir Talbi of Morocco will also toe the line.
Kenya's Edward Cheserek - a former New Jersey high school phenom and the
most decorated athlete in NCAA history - will make his 26.2-mile debut,
while the American contingent will be led by 2022 USATF Marathon champion
Futsum Zienasellaissie and 2021 TCS New York City Marathon fourth-place
finisher Elkanah Kibet.
Women's Open Division
Along with previously announced TCS New York City Marathon champion Sharon
Lokedi, Boston Marathon and United Airlines NYC Half champion Hellen Obiri,
Olympic gold medalist and 2021 TCS New York City Marathon champion Peres
Jepchirchir, and marathon world-record holder Brigid Kosgei, all top six
finishers from last year's women's race will return.
In addition to Lokedi and Obiri, last year's runner-up and two-time
Olympian and World Championships medalist Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel,
as well as third-place finisher and two-time World Championships medalist
Gotytom Gebreslase of Ethiopia will be back. Kenyans Edna Kiplagat - a New
York City, Boston, London and World Championships Marathon winner - and
Olympian Viola Cheptoo will also return.
Ethiopia's Olympic and World Championships medalist Gidey, the 10,000-meter
and half marathon world-record holder, recorded the fastest women's
marathon debut in history last year (2:16:49) in Valencia and will make her
TCS New York City Marathon debut. Yalemzerf Yehualaw, a World Championships
bronze medalist and the 2022 London Marathon winner, will also line up for
the first time.
Leading the American women will be two-time Olympian and three-time United
Airlines NYC Half champion Huddle, who will be racing her third TCS New
York City Marathon after finishing third in 2016 and fourth in 2018. She
will be joined by Kellyn Taylor, who has finished in the top 10 in all
three of her TCS New York City Marathon appearances, including sixth in
2021.
"I'm really excited to return to the TCS New York City Marathon, my first
time back at the race since 2018 and my first marathon anywhere since
becoming a mom," Huddle said. "I think the nature of the New York course
and the way the race typically unfolds suits me really well this fall, and
it will be cool to head back to where my marathon career all started - on
the streets of New York."
The 2023 TCS New York City Marathon women's professional athlete field is
presented by Mastercard®.
The 2023 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 5 will have 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 - Men's Open Division
Name Country Personal Best
Mosinet Geremew ETH 2:02:55
Evans Chebet KEN 2:03:00
Geoffrey Kamworor KEN 2:04:23
Shura Kitata ETH 2:04:49
Abdi Nageeye NED 2:04:56
Cam Levins CAN 2:05:36
Maru Teferi ISR 2:06:43
Koen Naert BEL 2:06:56
Iliass Aouani ITA 2:07:16
Belachew Alemamehu Ameta ETH 2:07:55
Albert Korir KEN 2:08:01
Zouhair Talbi MAR 2:08:35
Jemal Yimer ETH 2:08:58
Elkanah Kibet USA 2:09:07
Futsum Zienasellassie USA 2:09:40
Hendrik Pfeiffer GER 2:10:18
Nathan Martin USA 2:10:45
Reed Fischer USA 2:10:54
Tyler McCandless USA 2:12:28
John Raneri USA 2:12:33
Erenjia Jia CHN 2:12:44
Joe Whelan USA 2:13:39
Sydney Gidabuday USA 2:14:48
Will Nation USA 2:15:12
Ryan Root USA 2:15:22
Thomas Slattery USA 2:15:32
Andreas Myhre Sjurseth NOR 2:16:05
Wesley Robinson USA 2:16:08
Garret Lee USA 2:16:57
Andrew Butchart GBR Debut
Edward Cheserek KEN Debut
Alberto Mondazzi ITA Debut
Professional Athlete Field - Women's Open Division
Name Country Personal Best
Brigid Kosgei KEN 2:14:04
Letesenbet Gidey ETH 2:16:49
Peres Jepchirchir KEN 2:17:16
Yalemzerf Yehualaw ETH 2:17:23
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter ISR 2:17:45
Gotytom Gebreslase ETH 2:18:11
Edna Kiplagat KEN 2:19:50
Mary Ngugi-Cooper KEN 2:20:22
Viola Cheptoo KEN 2:22:44
Hellen Obiri KEN 2:21:38
Sharon Lokedi KEN 2:23:23
Kellyn Taylor USA 2:24:29
Fantu Jifar ETH 2:25:45
Molly Huddle USA 2:26:33
Solange Jesus POR 2:28:15
Sydney Devore USA 2:31:08
Marie-Ange Brumelot FRA 2:33:19
Meriah Earle USA 2:34:19
Joanna Reyes USA 2:36:23
About New York Road Runners (NYRR)
NYRR's mission is to help and inspire people through running. Since 1958,
New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world's
premier community running organization. NYRR's commitment to New York
City's five boroughs features races, virtual races, community events, free
youth running initiatives and school programs, the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring
the New Balance Run Hub, and training resources that provide hundreds of
thousands of people each year with the motivation, know-how, and
opportunity to Run for Life. NYRR's premier event is the TCS New York City
Marathon. Held annually on the first Sunday in November, the race features
a wide population of runners, from the world's top professional athletes to
a vast range of competitive, recreational, and charity runners. To learn
more, visit www.nyrr.org.
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