Press Release - Frankfurt Marathon - 10/24/11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                 Frankfurt Marathon Releases Elite Fields 

Organizers of the BMW Frankfurt Marathon have released their elite fields.  
The race will celebrate it's 30th edition on Sunday.  The course records 
are held by Kenyans Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (2:04:57) and Caroline 
Cheptonui Kilel (2:23:25), both of which were set in 2010.

The athlete list are as follows (with personal best times):

MEN:
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich  KEN   2:04:57
Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot  KEN   2:05:52
Deriba Merga              ETH   2:06:38
Philip Sanga              KEN   2:07:10
Levy Matebo               KEN   2:07:31
Wilfred Kigen             KEN   2:07:33
Shentema Gudisa           ETH   2:07:34
Deressa Chimsa Edae       ETH   2:07:39
Siraj Gena Amda           ETH   2:08:39
Henry Sugut               KEN   2:08:40
Dickson Kiptolo Chumba    KEN   2:08:45
Silas Toek                KEN   2:09:09
Albert Matebor            KEN   2:09:16
Raymond Kandie            KEN   2:09:23
Lusapho April             RSA   2:09:25
Tesfaye Eticha            ETH   2:10:05
Henryk Szost              POL   2:10:27
Duncan Koech              KEN   2:10:27
Damt Kuashu Taye          ETH   2:10:31
Dino Sefir                ETH   2:10:33
Günther Weidlinger        AUT   2:10:47
Abdellatif Meftah         FRA   2:10:53
André Pollmächer          GER   2:13:09

WOMEN:
Merima Mohammed           ETH   2:23:06
Rita Jeptoo               KEN   2:23:38
Agnes Kiprop              KEN   2:24:07
Mamitu Daska              ETH   2:24:18
Sabrina Mockenhaupt       GER   2:26:21
Fate Tola                 ETH   2:26:21
Aniko Kalovics            HUN   2:26:43
Liz Yelling               GBR   2:28:33
Alena Samokhvalova        RUS   2:28:47
Lisa Weightman            AUS   2:28:48
Kirsten Marathon Melkevik NOR   2:29:12
Susanne Hahn              GER   2:29:26
Beata Rakonczai           HUN   2:29:54
Tatyana Borisova          KGZ   2:30:35
Andrea Mayr               AUT   2:30:43
Volha Dubovskaya          BLR   2:31:41
Flomena Chepchirchir      KEN   Debut

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