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Impressive! Jordan Gusman smashes Malta’s national men’s marathon record by 12 minutes at Chicago Marathon
He absolutely smashed it!

Emma Galea

Maltese athlete and runner, Jordan Gusman has just made himself and his country very proud after completely destroying the national record for the men’s marathon.

Clocking a time of 2hrs 13.13 he surpassed the record by 12 minutes at this year’s Bank of America, Chicago marathon.

Apart from achieving this massive record, Jordan finished the marathon in 19th place overall out of 48,000 runners from all across the world.  

He also managed 6th place in the 25-29 category and finished second overall from any European!

Congratulations Jordan!

10th October 2023


Emma Galea
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Emma Galea
Emma is a Gozitan writer who loves all things related to English literature and history. When not busy studying or writing you will either find her immersed in a fictional book or at the cinema trying to watch as many films as she possibly can!

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