Sabastian Sawe
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| Full name | Sabastian Kimaru Sawe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sabastian Kimaru Sawe (born 16 March 1996) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He finished seventh in the senior men's race at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships.[1][2]
Career
In September 2022, Sawe set a Kenyan national record in the one hour run at the Memorial Van Damme with a distance of 21,250 metres, narrowly missing the world record.[3]
In March 2022, he set a course record at the Rome-Ostia Half Marathon in a time of 58:02 (a non-record eligible course).[4] He set a then half marathon best of 58:58 from his win at the 2022 Bahrain Royal Night Half Marathon.[5]
In December 2023, he won the 15 kilometres road race Montferland Run held in 's-Heerenberg with a time of 42:35.[6] In September 2024, he won the Copenhagen Half Marathon in a new personal best of 58:05.[7]
On 1 December 2024, he won the Valencia Marathon in a world-leading time of 2:02:05.[8]
On 27 April 2025, he won the London Marathon in a leading time of 2:02:27.[9] On 21 September 2025, he won the Berlin Marathon in 2:02:16.[10]
Anti-doping efforts
In a special partnership with the Athletics Integrity Unit to combat doping, Sawe was drug tested 25 times prior to the 2025 Berlin Marathon.[11]
Achievements
- Valencia Marathon (2024) - 2:02:05
- London Marathon (2025) - 2:02:27
- Berlin Marathon (2025) - 2:02:16
Awards and honours
Personal bests
- 10,000 metres – 27:09.46 (Maia 2022)
- 15,000 metres – 41:51.64 (Brussels 2022) WB
- 20,000 metres – 56:20.55 (Brussels 2022) AB
- One hour run – 21,250 metres (Brussels 2022) NR
- Marathon – 2:02:05 (Valencia 2024)
- Road
- 10 kilometres – 26:49 (Herzogenaurach 2023), 5th fastest athlete of all time
- 15 kilometres – 42:35 ('s-Heerenberg 2023)
- Half marathon – 58:05 (Copenhagen 2024)
Circuit wins
- Diamond League
- 2022: Brussels Memorial Van Damme (One hour run)
References
- ^ "Jacob Kiplimo cruises to World Cross gold in Bathurst". AW. 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Senior Race | Bathurst 23". World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Krop, Mahuchikh and Winger bounce back in Brussels with world-leading marks". World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "Mokoka breaks world 50km record with 2:40:13 in Gqeberha". World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Sawe, Tigist triumph in half-marathon". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "2023 Pfixx Solar Montferland Run | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory. "Copenhagen Half Marathon 2024: World champion Sabastian Sawe takes victory as Jakob Ingebrigtsen finishes 34th". Olympics.com. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Valencia Marathon 2024: All top results and times - full list". Olympics.com.
- ^ "Assefa sets world record, Sawe destroys elite field in London Marathon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ^ Staff, FloSports (2025-09-21). "Sabastian Sawe Wins 2025 Berlin Marathon: Race Results". FloTrack. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (2025-12-09). "Sabastian Sawe: the marathon star on a mission to be drug tested as much as possible". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
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