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Kiptum was the first man to run the marathon in under 2 hours, 1 minute in an official race when he set the world record of 2:00.35 in Chicago in October, beating the mark of fellow Kenyan and ...
The Kenyan won the London Marathon last year and beat compatriot and legendary runner Eliud Kipchoge’s world record later in 2023 at the Chicago Marathon
The 24-year-old set the world record at the Chicago Marathon in October with a time of two hours and 35 seconds to surpass the mark of 2:01:09 run by compatriot Eliud Kipchoge in Berlin in 2022.
Kelvin Kiptum Cheruiyot (2 December 1999 – 11 February 2024) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who currently holds the marathon world record.As of 2024, he holds three of the seven fastest marathons in history, [5] and was ranked first among the world's men's marathon runners at the time of his death.
1500 metres to Marathon: Masters world record holder died on his daily 7 mile training run [26] 13 Aug 1994: Simon Robert Naali Tanzania: 28: Marathon: Died from hit-and-run injuries. [27] 1 Oct 1994: Oluyemi Kayode Nigeria: 26: 200 metres: Car crash. [28] 29 Jul 1996: Georgi Dakov Bulgaria: 28: High jump: Car accident. [29] 8 Aug 1998: Walter ...
For a performance to be ratified as a world record by World Athletics, the marathon course on which the performance occurred must be 42.195 km (26.219 mi) long, [34] measured in a defined manner using the calibrated bicycle method [35] (the distance in kilometers being the official distance; the distance in miles is an approximation) and meet other criteria that rule out artificially fast ...
The tragedy struck only 13 months after Kiptum burst onto the marathon scene with a 2:01:53 win in his debut at the 2022 Valencia Marathon. He later improved his best to a course-record 2:01:25 at ...
William Henry Rodgers (born December 23, 1947) is an American runner, Olympian, and former record holder in the marathon.Rodgers is best known for his four victories in both the Boston Marathon, including three straight from 1978 to 1980, and 4 straight wins in the New York City Marathon, between 1976 and 1979.