# Alex Matata

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{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}}
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| full_name        = Alex Nzioka Matata
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| country          = [Kenya](/source/Kenya)
| sport            = [Long-distance running](/source/Long-distance_running)
| event            = [Half Marathon](/source/Half_Marathon)
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 |'''[15K](/source/15K_run)''': 41:43 ([Nijmegen](/source/Nijmegen) 2025)
 |'''[Half Marathon](/source/Half_Marathon)''': 59:20 ([Ras Al Khaimah](/source/Ras_Al_Khaimah) 2025)
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'''Alex Matata''' (born 27 July 1997) is a [Kenya](/source/Kenya)n [long-distance runner](/source/Long-distance_running).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex Nzioka MATATA|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/alex-nzioka-matata-15149838|access-date=23 November 2025 |website=[World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)}}</ref>

In 2025 Matata won the [Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon](/source/Ras_Al_Khaimah_Half_Marathon)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex Matata wins RAK Half Marathon|url=https://www.athletics.co.ke/alex-matata-wins-rak-half-marathon/|access-date=23 November 2025 |website=athletics.co.ke}}</ref>, the Meishan Renshou Half Marathon<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matata and Wereta run Chinese all-comers' records in Meishan|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/meishan-renshou-half-marathon-2025-matata-wereta|access-date=23 November 2025 |website=[World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)}}</ref>, the [Yangzhou Half Marathon](/source/Yangzhou_Jianzhen_International_Half_Marathon)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yangzhou Jianzhen Half Marathon ends on high note|url=https://subsites.chinadaily.com.cn/yangzhoutravel/2025-03/31/c_1082047.htm|access-date=23 November 2025 |website=[China Daily](/source/China_Daily)}}</ref>, the [Istanbul Half Marathon](/source/Istanbul_Half_Marathon)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenyan stars rule Istanbul Half Marathon as Ataç delivers shocker|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/sports/kenyan-stars-rule-istanbul-half-marathon-as-atac-delivers-shocker/news|access-date=23 November 2025 |website=[Daily Sabah](/source/Daily_Sabah)}}</ref>, and the [Delhi Half Marathon](/source/Delhi_Half_Marathon)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delhi Half Marathon 2025: Kenya’s Alex Matata and Lilian Kasait Rengeruk win elite titles|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/delhi-half-marathon-2025-results-winners|access-date=23 November 2025 |website=[Olympics](/source/Olympics)}}</ref> where he had placed 2nd the previous year in 2024. 

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Category:1997 births
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Category:Kenyan men long-distance runners
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