Daniel Mateiko
{{Short description|Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1998)}}
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| birth_place = Mount Elgon District, Bungoma County, Kenya
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| country = {{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya
| sport = Athletics
| event = Long-distance running
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Daniel Mateiko (born 4 August 1998) is a Kenyan long-distance runner and member of the NN Running Team. He has raced mainly between 5000m and half marathon and holds a 58:26 half marathon personal best which makes him the 9th fastest of all time over that distance.{{Cite web|title=Half Marathon - men - senior - outdoor|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/road-running/half-marathon/outdoor/men/senior?regionType=world&drop=regular&fiftyPercentRule=regular&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1899-12-30&lastDay=2022-01-23|access-date=2022-01-30|website=worldathletics.org}}
Career
=2019-2020=
Daniel Mateiko began competing on the track primarily at 5000m. On 21 August 2019 he finished 5th at the Kenyan Championships in Nairobi.
2020 saw Mateiko win the Eldama Ravine Half Marathon in Eldama Ravine, Kenya.
=2021=
Daniel Mateiko began 2021 competing on the track in 10000m. On 8 June as an invited athlete at the Ethiopian Trials in Hengelo, he raced internationally for the first time, and placed 6th in a personal best of 27:03:94.{{Cite web|title=Atletiek.nu - Ethiopian Trials - Serie indeling Men - 10000 meters op 10000 meters|url=https://www.atletiek.nu/wedstrijd/startlijst/397557/68/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=www.atletiek.nu}} Mateiko then went to the Kenyan Olympic Trials, and placed 5th in a race won by his NN Running Team training partner Geoffrey Kamworor. Mateiko then moved to the roads and contested two half marathons. First, he placed 3rd at the Copenhagen Half Marathon in 59:25. Then over a month later on 24 October, Mateiko placed 3rd at the Valencia Half Marathon in a personal best and top-10 all-time performer time of 58:26.{{Cite web|title=Results: Valencia Half Marathon 2021 | Watch Athletics|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/article/11576/results-valencia-half-marathon-2021/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=www.watchathletics.com}}
=2022=
Daniel Mateiko started his 2022 racing campaign on the roads and at the Ras al Khaimah Half Marathon on 19 February he placed 6th in 58:45.
Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon 2022. (2022, February 19). Therakhalfmarathon.Com. Retrieved June 7, 2022, from https://www.therakhalfmarathon.com/race-results/ Mateiko then raced at the Istanbul Half Marathon on 27 March where he finished 2nd in 1:00:05. His compatriot Rodgers Kwemoi won the race. Mateiko then competed on the track and in his season opener at 5000m at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi he again was runner-up clocking a new PB of 13:13.45 behind race winner Jacob Krop.
= 2023 =
In August 2023 Mateiko won the 2023 edition of the Antrim Coast Half Marathon, with a world leading time of 58:36, breaking the UK and Irish all-comers' record.{{Cite news |title=Mateiko clocks world lead at Antrim Coast Half |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/66632834 |access-date=2023-09-01}}
= 2025 =
In April 2025, Mateiko participated in the 2025 Boston Marathon where he finished in the 9th position in a time of 2:07:52{{Cite web |title=Daniel MATEIKO {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/daniel-mateiko-14916367 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250208163716/https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/daniel-mateiko-14916367 |archive-date=2025-02-08 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=worldathletics.org |language=en}}
Personal bests
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External links
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Category:Kenyan male long-distance runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics