Soi trailing Kenenisa Bekele at the 2006 Meeting Gaz de France
Personal information
Full name
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi
Born
(1986-03-03) 3 March 1986 (age 38) Kericho, Kenya
Sport
Country
Kenya
Sport
Track and field
Event
3000 metres – Marathon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Kenya
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing
5000 m
World Indoor Championships
2012 Istanbul
3000 m
World Athletics Final
2007 Stuttgart
5000 m
2007 Stuttgart
3000 m
2008 Stuttgart
5000 m
2006 Stuttgart
5000 m
2006 Stuttgart
3000 m
2008 Stuttgart
3000 m
2009 Thessaloniki
5000 m
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (born 3 March 1986) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 and 5000 metres. He is a two-time Olympian for Kenya.
His earliest honours were team gold medals with Kenya at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2006 and 2007. Soi has had his success on the track – he was the 5000 m bronze medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was highly successful at the IAAF World Athletics Final, taking three gold and three silver medals from 2006 to 2008. He became the continental champion on the track at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics and was the 3000 m bronze medallist at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Soi has won numerous 10K road races in his career; he has won three times consecutively at the BOclassic, Memorial Peppe Greco and Giro Media Blenio races, and has had four straight wins at the Giro al Sas. His personal best for the distance is 27:46 minutes.
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (born 3 March 1986) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 and 5000 metres. He is a two-time Olympian...
2008 Beijing details Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia Eliud Kipchoge Kenya EdwinSoi Kenya 2012 London details Mo Farah Great Britain Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia...
Records Preceded by Hicham El Guerrouj EdwinSoi Men's 3000 m best year performance 2004–2005 2009 Succeeded by Isaac Kiprono Songok Tariku Bekele Preceded by...
Classic in Eugene, improving his personal best to 13:10.54 and outkicking EdwinSoi and Galen Rupp. Yomif scored his first Diamond League victory the following...
the race and needed medical attention. After a close third place behind EdwinSoi at the BOclassic, Farah competed in the short course race at the Great...
co.ke. Retrieved 8 January 2024. "Defending champions Angela Tanui and EdwinSoi to return to Bogota Half Marathon". Pulsesports.co.ke. 28 July 2023. Retrieved...
Air Force. Wilson Kiprugut Moses Kiprono arap Keino Joyce Chepchumba EdwinSoi Kipngeno arap Ng'eny David Kimutai Too Ayub Kiprotich Siele, the longest...
2008 Beijing details Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia Eliud Kipchoge Kenya EdwinSoi Kenya 2012 London details Mo Farah Great Britain Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia...
Cinque Mulini and came third at the Trofeo Alasport. He was runner-up to EdwinSoi at the Giro Media Blenio in April. Longosiwa was second in the 5000 m...
Atapuerca but won the Cross de Soria a week later. He finished second to EdwinSoi at the Campaccio race, then finished behind Ebuya at the Cross Zornotza...
Giro al Sas 10,000 m race in Italy in October and crossed the line after EdwinSoi to finish as runner-up. 3000 metres – 7:46.62 min (2006) 5000 metres –...
2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics. He began training alongside EdwinSoi and made his breakthrough in the 2009 season. After finishing second to...
Diego (2010-01-01). Three-peat for Soi in Bolzano. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-05-20. Sampaolo, Diego (2008-12-31). Soi and Kibet at the double? Boclassic...
formed part of a Kenyan podium sweep of the 5000 m taking bronze behind EdwinSoi and Vincent Yator. He ran a new personal best at the DN Galan Diamond...
European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-01-12. Sampaolo, Diego (2008-01-03). Soi, Mosop the headliners at Italian Cross Country season kick off in Campaccio...
European at the Giro al Sas 10K in Trento as he finished third behind EdwinSoi and Wilson Busienei with a time of 28:48.3. He won his record ninth title...
Grand Prix behind Mo Farah and Yenew Alamirew. A runner-up finish behind EdwinSoi in the 5000 m at the 2015 Athletics Kenya World Championship Trials brought...
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