(1984-11-05) 5 November 1984 (age 39) Kapsisiywa, Rift Valley Province, Kenya (today in Nandi County)
Height
1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight
52 kg (115 lb)[1]
Sport
Country
Kenya
Sport
Athletics
Event(s)
Marathon, 5000 m
Team
NN Running Team
Coached by
Patrick Sang
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
2004 Athens 5000 m, Bronze 2008 Beijing 5000 m, Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Marathon, Gold 2020 Tokyo Marathon, Gold
World finals
2003 Paris 5000 m, Gold 2005 Helsinki 5000 m, 4th 2007 Osaka 5000 m, Silver 2009 Berlin 5000 m, 5th 2011 Daegu 5000 m, 7th
Highest world ranking
1st (2023)
Personal bests
Marathon: 2:01:09 (Berlin 2022)
Marathon: 1:59:40 * (Vienna 2019)
10,000 m: 26:49.02 (Hengelo 2007)
5000 m: 12:46.53 (Rome 2004)
Mile: 3:50.40 (London 2004)
Medal record
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
Olympic Games
2
1
1
World Championships
1
1
0
World Cross Country Championships
1
0
0
World Indoor Championships
0
0
1
Commonwealth Games
0
1
0
World Marathon Majors
11
1
0
Total
14
4
2
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Marathon
2020 Tokyo
Marathon
2008 Beijing
5000 m
2004 Athens
5000 m
World Championships
2003 Paris
5000 m
2007 Osaka
5000 m
World Indoor Championships
2006 Moscow
3000 m
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi
5000 m
World Cross Country Championships
2003 Lausanne
Junior race
World Marathon Majors
2014 Chicago
Marathon
2015 Berlin
Marathon
2015 London
Marathon
2016 London
Marathon
2017 Berlin
Marathon
2018 London
Marathon
2018 Berlin
Marathon
2019 London
Marathon
2021 Tokyo
Marathon
2022 Berlin
Marathon
2023 Berlin
Marathon
2013 Berlin
Marathon
Eliud KipchogeEGH (born 5 November 1984[2]) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest marathon runners of all time, he is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, with a time of 2:01:09 set at the 2022 Berlin Marathon,[3] until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:00:35. He has run four of the 10 fastest marathons in history.[4]
Kipchoge claimed his first individual world championship title in 2003 by winning the junior race at the World Cross Country Championships and setting a world junior record for the 5000m. At the age of eighteen, he became the senior 5000 m world champion at the 2003 World Championships with a championship record, then followed by an Olympic bronze for Kenya in 2004 and a bronze at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. A five-time World Championship 5000 m finalist, Kipchoge took silver medals at the 2007 World Championships, 2008 Beijing Olympics, and 2010 Commonwealth Games.
He switched to road running in 2012 and made the second-fastest half marathon debut ever, at 59:25. In his marathon debut, he won the 2013 Hamburg Marathon in a course record time. His first victory at a World Marathon Major came at the Chicago Marathon in 2014, and he went on to become series champion a record five times – for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022. He has won the London Marathon a record four times and also holds the record for most Berlin Marathon wins with five, his latest coming in September 2023. With 15 victories out of his 18 marathons, Kipchoge's only losses have been a second-place finish behind Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich at the 2013 Berlin Marathon, where Kipsang broke the world record, an eighth-place finish at the 2020 London Marathon and a sixth place in his debut at the Boston Marathon in 2023.[5][6][7] Kipchoge's last world record run broke by 30 seconds his own 2018 world record, which was in turn a 78-second improvement over the existing best, the greatest improvement in a marathon world record time since 1967.
On 12 October 2019, Kipchoge ran the marathon distance for the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, achieving a time of 1:59:40.2, becoming the first person in recorded history to do a sub-two-hour marathon.[8] The run did not count as a new marathon record, as standard competition rules for pacing and fluids were not followed, and it was not an open event.[9][10][11]
Kipchoge was appointed Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart by President Uhuru Kenyatta on 20 October 2019 in recognition of his sub-two-hour marathon.[12] He was also named the 2019 BBC World Sport Star of the Year. In 2023 he was awarded the Princess of Asturias Award in the category "Sports".[13]
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EliudKipchoge EGH (born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Regarded...
hours and two minutes. Only his compatriot and then-world record holder EliudKipchoge and Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele had run faster up to that point. Kiptum...
(May 6, 2017). "Kipchoge a 'happy man' in Monza". IAAF. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017. EliudKipchoge falls 26 seconds...
Kosgei at the 2019 Chicago Marathon by over two minutes. Kenyan runner EliudKipchoge achieved a record fifth Berlin Marathon victory, winning the men's race...
London Marathon. The data is correct as of 22 April 2024[update]. Notes EliudKipchoge (Kenya) ran a time of 1:59:40.2 at the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in Vienna...
include: EliudKipchoge (born 1984), Kenyan long-distance track runner, Olympic and world medallist and marathon world-record holder Jairus Kipchoge Birech...
each year: The winners by season listed below. Most victories – 12, EliudKipchoge (men); 7, Mary Keitany (women) Most scoring races – 13, Tsegaye Kebede...
One race track Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Italy on May 6, 2017. EliudKipchoge won the race with a time of 2:00:25. While the world record at the time...
Marathon, where he won the race in a time of 2:05:41, beating Kenya's EliudKipchoge, and the 2018 London Marathon where he finished in second place behind...
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The elite events were won by Kenyans EliudKipchoge and Brigid Kosgei respectively, whilst the wheelchair races were won...
professional long-distance runners to train for professional competition. EliudKipchoge, the former marathon world record holder, who also doubles as the Tokyo...
only 3 seconds slower than the male winner, former world record holder EliudKipchoge, clocking 3:06 which was also her second half average pace, and closed...
took place on Sunday, 24 April. The men's elite race was won by Kenyan EliudKipchoge and the women's race was won by Kenyan Jemima Sumgong. The men's wheelchair...
Athletics Federations. Retrieved 14 January 2015. "Focus on Africa : EliudKipchoge (KEN)". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations...
2:01:41, two seconds slower than the then world record of 2:01:39 set by EliudKipchoge in the 2018 Berlin Marathon. Considering his accomplishments in cross...
which took place on 28 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenyan EliudKipchoge, who took his fourth London Marathon victory in a time of 2:02:37, the...
Marathon 2020: EliudKipchoge beaten as Shura Kitata takes title". BBC Sport. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020. "EliudKipchoge and Brigid Kosgei...
feat. The three runners included Lelisa Desisa, EliudKipchoge, and Zersenay Tadese. EliudKipchoge won the race with a time of 2:00:25, but ultimately...
World Track & Field Championships, he finished a close second to Kenyan EliudKipchoge in the 5000 metres, adding a silver to the gold he had previously won...
finishers from 157 countries have taken part in the event. Kenyan runner EliudKipchoge set a new marathon world record, winning the race with a time of 2:01:09...
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by EliudKipchoge, who set a new world record time of 2:01:39. The women's race was won by Gladys Cherono in a time of 2:18:11. Eventual winner Eliud Kipchoge...
time of 2 hours 2 minutes 57 seconds, a record which he held until EliudKipchoge broke it in 2018 with a time of 2:01:39. Hailing from Eldoret and part...
Abebe Bikila in 1960 and 1964. Abebe Bikila, Waldemar Cierpinski, and EliudKipchoge are the only athletes to have won two Olympic gold medals in the marathon...
September 2022[update]). The current record was set at the 2022 edition, where EliudKipchoge won the men's race in 2:01:09. Tigist Assefa set a new women's world...