Kipchoge is a name of Kalenjin origin meaning "of the store (he was born in or near a granary)". The name follows a Kalenjin naming custom where the birth name has to describe the time or place of birth (beginning with the prefix 'kip' or 'chep' or 'che'), physical attributes of the baby, the circumstances surrounding the birth, ancestral reincarnation (referred to as kurenaik/kureneet), initiation rites (referred to as tum/tumin), military exploits (names of this kind begin with the prefix 'Bar' e.g Barsoton) or the family's prized possessions (mainly describing oxen or mules, ending with the suffix 'ei' e.g Samoei, Tororei, Tuwei, etc). Famous people with this name include:
Eliud Kipchoge (born 1984), Kenyan long-distance track runner, Olympic and world medallist and marathon world-record holder
Jairus Kipchoge Birech (born 1992), Kenyan steeplechase runner
Kipchoge Keino (born 1940), Kenyan middle- and long-distance track runner and two-time Olympic champion
Eliud Kipchoge EGH (born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Regarded...
Kipchoge is a name of Kalenjin origin meaning "of the store (he was born in or near a granary)". The name follows a Kalenjin naming custom where the birth...
Kipchoge Hezekiah Keino (born 17 January 1940) is a retired Kenyan track and field athlete. He was the chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee (KOC) until...
and two minutes. Only his compatriot and then-world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele had run faster up to that point. Kiptum...
6, 2017; Kipchoge crossed the finish line with a time of 2:00:25. This time was more than two minutes faster than the world record. Kipchoge took part...
each year: The winners by season listed below. Most victories – 12, Eliud Kipchoge (men); 7, Mary Keitany (women) Most scoring races – 13, Tsegaye Kebede...
at the 2019 Chicago Marathon by over two minutes. Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge achieved a record fifth Berlin Marathon victory, winning the men's race...
Kipchoge, clocking 3:06 which was also her second half average pace, and closed with her last 2.195 km timed at 6:40 (3:02 min/km pace) to Kipchoge's...
Kipchoge Keino Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Eldoret, Kenya. It is named after the athlete Kipchoge Keino. It holds 10,000 people. In 2007, the Kenyan...
race track Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Italy on May 6, 2017. Eliud Kipchoge won the race with a time of 2:00:25. While the world record at the time...
professional long-distance runners to train for professional competition. Eliud Kipchoge, the former marathon world record holder, who also doubles as the Tokyo...
two seconds slower than the then world record of 2:01:39 set by Eliud Kipchoge in the 2018 Berlin Marathon. Considering his accomplishments in cross country...
Marathon 2020: Eliud Kipchoge beaten as Shura Kitata takes title". BBC Sport. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020. "Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei...
(12 October 2019). "Kipchoge Breaks 2-Hour Barrier in Vienna". IAAF. Retrieved 13 October 2019. Jon Mulkeen (6 May 2017). "Kipchoge a 'happy man' in Monza"...
which took place on 28 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who took his fourth London Marathon victory in a time of 2:02:37, the...
Sammy Korir (born December 12, 1971) is a long distance runner from Kenya. Korir was born in Kiboswa village, Nandi County of Rift Valley Province, Kenya...
in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Vivian Cheruiyot won elite races. In the wheelchair races, Britain's...
Festival". Retrieved 2020-07-02. Payten, Iain (2023-01-06). "Sydney chasing Kipchoge in race to join world's 'major' marathons". The Sydney Morning Herald....
finishers from 157 countries have taken part in the event. Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world record, winning the race with a time of 2:01:09...
Olympic gold medalist and eleven-time world marathon major champion, Eliud Kipchoge. Kenya won several medals during the Beijing Olympics: six gold, four silver...
2020: Carlos Sainz 2021: Teresa Perales 2022: The Olympic Refuge Foundation and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team 2023: Eliud Kipchoge 2024: Carolina Marín...
were 2019 winner Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele, who won the 2019 Berlin Marathon in 2:01:41, two seconds away from Kipchoge's world record. The men's...
Marathon, where he won the race in a time of 2:05:41, beating Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, and the 2018 London Marathon where he finished in second place behind...
Some of its most notable members are: marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge, Geoffrey Kamworor, Kenenisa Bekele, Joshua Cheptegei and multiple world...
Collegiately, he competed for the Texas Longhorns. Sang is the coach of Eliud Kipchoge, the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion who broke the marathon world...
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