Wilson Loyanae Erupe, also known as Wilson Loyanai Ekupe, (born 20 November 1988 in

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) is a Kenyan born

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who competes in

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s. He has a personal best of 2:05:13 hours for the event and has won races in

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and

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. He has represented South Korea under the name Oh Joo-han, since 2018. Hailing from

in Kenya's

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, Loyanae began running in marathon races in his native country in 2010. That year he was sixth at the

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and seventh at the Kass Marathon. The 2011 running season saw him establish himself as a marathoner of international calibre. He won the

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in a time of 2:13:00 hours and stated his desire to begin competing on the

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circuit. He ran in his first foreign race in October 2011 at South Korea's Gyeongju International Marathon and he won with a personal best time of 2:09:23 hours. His next outing was again in South Korea, this time at the higher profile

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, and he managed to continue his winning streak. Beating the more favoured Kenyans, James Kipsang Kwambai and Eliud Kiptanui, he knocked almost four minutes off his best time to set a course record of 2:05:37 hours – a mark which moved him into the top 30 runners of all time. He defended his title in Gyeongju with a course record run of 2:06:46. His first race of 2013 saw him place third in the Houston Half Marathon. Erupe tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test in 2012 and was banned from competing for two years in February 2013.Kenya bans three marathon runners
. SBS/AAP. Retrieved on 2013-02-23. In 2016, he established a new personal best of 2:05:13 to win the Seoul International Marathon.

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