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Sabastian Sawe

Sabastian Sawe is a Kenyan athlete competing in Marathon. Pimeys lists 33 results for him, including 1 championship or major win.

Championship results

Pos	Event	Mark	Notes
1	Men's Elite RaceLondon Marathon 2026 · 26 April 2026	1:59:30	WR

Personal bests

Event	Mark	Where	Date
1500 m	3:51.01	Kampala, Uganda	3 Mar 2018
5000 m	13:42.28	Nairobi, Kenya	22 Jun 2019
10,000 m	27:09.46	Maia, Portugal	4 Jun 2022
15,000 m	41:51.64	Bruxelles, Belgium	1 Sep 2022	World best
20,000 m	56:20.55	Bruxelles, Belgium	1 Sep 2022	African best
One Hour	21,250 m	Bruxelles, Belgium	2 Sep 2022	Kenyan record
10 km road	26:49	Herzogenaurach, Germany	29 Apr 2023
15 km road	42:35	's-Heerenberg, Netherlands	3 Dec 2023
Half marathon	58:05	Copenhagen, Denmark	15 Sep 2024
Marathon	1:59:30	London, United Kingdom	26 Apr 2026	World record, African record, Kenyan record

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Details
World record	Marathon	1:59:30	London, 26 Apr 2026. Listed as the world record on the World Athletics profile, 9 Oct 2026
World best	15,000 m	41:51.64	Bruxelles, Belgium, 1 Sep 2022. Listed on the World Athletics profile, 2026-10-09
African best	20,000 m	56:20.55	Bruxelles, Belgium, 1 Sep 2022. Listed on the World Athletics profile, 2026-10-09
Kenyan record	One Hour	21,250 m	Bruxelles, Belgium, 2 Sep 2022. Listed on the World Athletics profile, 2026-10-09

Career results

Year	Competition	Event	Place	Mark
2026	London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom	Marathon	1st	1:59:30
2025	Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany	Marathon	1st	2:02:16
	London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom	Marathon	1st	2:02:27
2024	World Athletics Cross Country ChampionshipsBeograd, Serbia	Cross country Senior race	7th	28:31
	Kenyan Cross Country ChampionshipsRuiru, Kenya	10 km cross country	1st	28:39
	World Cross Country ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia	Senior race	7th	28:31
	World Cross Country ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia	Team	1st	19 pts
	Prague Half MarathonPrague, Czech Republic	Half marathon	1st	58:24
	Adizero: Road to RecordsHerzogenaurach, Germany	10 km	2nd	27:06
	B.A.A. 10KBoston, United States	10 km	1st	27:42
	Peachtree Road RaceAtlanta, United States	10 km	1st	28:03
	Copenhagen Half MarathonCopenhagen, Denmark	Half marathon	1st	58:05
	Valencia MarathonValencia, Spain	Marathon	1st	2:02:05
2023	World Athletics Road Running Championships, Riga 2023Riga, Latvia	Half marathon	1st	59:10
	World Athletics Cross Country ChampionshipsBathurst, Australia	Cross country Senior race	7th	30:04
	World Cross Country ChampionshipsBathurst, Australia	Senior race	7th	30:04
	World Cross Country ChampionshipsBathurst, Australia	Team	1st	22 pts
	Adizero: Road to RecordsHerzogenaurach, Germany	10 km	1st	26:49
	World 10K BengaluruBengaluru, India	10 km	1st	27:59
	Valencia Half MarathonValencia, Spain	Half marathon	5th	58:29
	Montferland Run's-Heerenberg, Netherlands	15 km	1st	42:35
	BOclassicBolzano, Italy	10 km	1st	28:00
2022	Memorial van Damme (Diamond League)Bruxelles, Belgium	One Hour	1st	21,250 m
	GoldGala Fernanda RibeiroMaia, Portugal	10,000 m	1st	27:09.46
	Seville Half MarathonSeville, Spain	Half marathon	1st	59:02
	Roma–Ostia Half MarathonRome, Italy	Half marathon	1st	58:02Course not record-eligible
	Adizero: Road to RecordsHerzogenaurach, Germany	10 km	2nd	26:54
	Valencia Half MarathonValencia, Spain	Half marathon	6th	59:23
	Bahrain Royal Night Half MarathonManama, Bahrain	Half marathon	1st	58:58
2020	Eldoret Weekend MeetEldoret, Kenya	5000 m	6th	14:30.2
2019	AK Meeting MumiasMumias, Kenya	5000 m	5th	13:56.2
	African Games TrialsNairobi, Kenya	5000 m	6th	13:46.6
2018	Uganda Athletics Federation TrialsKampala, Uganda	1500 m	1st	3:51.01

Biography

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London Marathon 2026

Stories

Results recap

London Marathon 2026: Sawe's 1:59:30 and how Kenya's runners finished

Sabastian Sawe won the men's race in a time reported as a world record. Hellen Obiri and Joyciline Jepkosgei completed the women's podium.

6 October 2026 News

Sawe and Ngetich are Kenya's two nominees for World Athlete of the Year 2026

Kenya has one man and one woman among the 20 nominees. Public voting closes on 17 October.

7 October 2026