Eliud KIPCHOGE

Eliud Kipchoge - Kenya - 2020 & 2016 Olympic Games marathon Golds.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 04 September 2011

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Monday, 05 November 1984
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Kapsisiwa, Kenya
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Kenya
    • Event(s)
      5,000m, 10,000m & marathon.
    • Championship Performances
      Olympics: 2004 bronze 5000m, 2008 silver 5000m., 2020 & 2016 Gold marathon.
      Worlds:   2003 Gold 5000m,
      2007 silver 5000m, 2009 5th 5000m, 2011 7th. 5000m
      Commonwealth: 2010 silver 5000m.
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Eliud KIPCHOGE - Kenya - 2020 & 2016 Olympic Games marathon Golds.

Eliud Kipchoge is pictured above during the 5,000 metres final.

The smaller image shows him leading the race.


In 2013 Eliud moved onto the road and marathon running. He made his debut in Hamburg

winning in 2:05.30 followed by a 2nd place in Berlin 2:04.05 (PB).  In 2014 he won the Rotterdam

marathon and in 2015 both the Chicago and London events !     All sub 2:05 times.

 

In 2016 he  again won the London marathon (record 2:03:05) and then the big one -

the Olympic Games marathon. On 16th. September 2018 he broke the World Record

in Berlin with a time of 2:01.39. He knocked 78 seconds off Dennis Kimetto's record.

 

2016 Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro

Final men's marathon.

 1.      Eliud Kipchoge
    Kenya
    2:08:44

 2.      Feyisa Lilesa     Ethiopia     2:09:54   
PB
 3.      Galen Rupp     United States     2:10:05 PB
 4.      Ghirmay Ghebreslassie 
    Eritrea     2:11:04

 5.      Alphonce Felix Simbu     Tanzania   
    2:11:15

 6.      Jared Ward     United States   
    2:11:30

 7.      Tadesse Abraham     Switzerland   
    2:11:42

 8.      Munyo Solomon Mutai     Uganda     2:11:49

 

2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo

Men' marathon.


 1.   
Eliud Kipchoge
Kenya
   2:08:38 


 2. Abdi Nageeye Netherlands    2:09:58 SB

 3. Bashir Abdi Belgium    2:10:00 SB

 4. Lawrence Cherono   Kenya    2:10:02 SB

 5. Ayad Lamdassem Spain    2:10:16 SB

 6. Suguru Osako Japan    2:10:41 SB

 7. Alphonce Simbu Tanzania    2:11:35 SB

 8. Galen Rupp United States  
   2:11.41
SB

 

2011 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.   Photos above

Men's 5,000 metres final.


 1. Mohammed FARAH  (GBR)   13:23.36
 2. Bernard LAGAT  (USA)   13:23.64
 3. Dejen GEBREMESKEL  (ETH)   13:23.92
 4. Isiah KIPLANGAT KOECH  (KEN)   13:24.95 
 5. Abura KUMA    
 (ETH)   13:25.50
 6. Thomas LONGOSIWA
 (KEN)   13:26.73
 7. Eliud KIPCHOGE    (KEN)   13:27.27) 
 8. Bilisuma SHUGI
 (BRN)   13:27.67

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