Alfred Shemweta
Swedish long-distance runner
Alfred Shemweta (born February 19, 1970, in Lushoto, Tanzania) is a male long-distance runner who competed internationally for Sweden. He twice won the Stockholm Marathon during his career: 1999 and 2000. Shemweta set his personal best time of 2:14:52 in the men's marathon on June 12, 1999, as part of his winning run at the Stockholm Marathon.
He was selected to represent Sweden at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and he finished 28th in the men's marathon race. Shemweta retained his title at the Stockholm Marathon the following year.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1999 | Stockholm Marathon | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:52 |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 28th | Marathon | 2:20:27 | |
| 2000 | Stockholm Marathon | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Marathon | 2:18:49 |
References
- Alfred Shemweta at World Athletics
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Stockholm Marathon – men's winners
- 1979: Jukka Toivola (FIN)
- 1980: Jeff Wells (USA)
- 1981: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1982: Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE)
- 1983: Hugh Jones (GBR)
- 1984: Agapius Masong (TAN)
- 1985: Tommy Persson (SWE)
- 1986: Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE)
- 1987: Kevin Forster (GBR)
- 1988: Suleiman Nyambui (TAN)
- 1989: Dave Clarke (GBR)
- 1990: Simon Robert Naali (TAN)
- 1991: Åke Eriksson (SWE)
- 1992: Hugh Jones (GBR)
- 1993: Daniel Mbuli (RSA)
- 1994: Tesfaye Bekele (ETH)
- 1995: Åke Eriksson (SWE)
- 1996: Tesfaye Bekele (ETH)
- 1997: Benson Masya (KEN)
- 1998: Martin Ojuko (KEN)
- 1999–2000: Alfred Shemweta (SWE)
- 2001: Anders Szalkai (SWE)
- 2002: My Tahar Echchadli (MAR)
- 2003: Josphat Chemjor (KEN)
- 2004: Joseph Riri (KEN)
- 2005: Kasirayi Sita (ZIM)
- 2006–07: Philip Bandawe (ZIM)
- 2008: Willy Korir (KEN)
- 2009: Paul Kipkemei Kogo (KEN)
- 2010: Joseph Lagat (KEN)
- 2011: Shumi Gerbaba (ETH)
- 2012: Methkal Abu Drais (JOR)
- 2013: Shume Gerbaba (ETH)
- 2014: Benjamin Bitok (KEN)
- 2015: Yekeber Bayabel (ETH)
- 2016: Stanley Koech (KEN)
- 2017: Abrha Milaw (ETH)
- 2018: Lawi Kiptui (KEN)
- 2019: Nigussie Sahlesilassie (ETH)
- 2020: cancelled
- 2021: Fikadu Teferi (ETH)
- 2022: Felix Kirwa (KEN)
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