Eliud Kipchoge

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Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner widely regarded as one of the greatest marathoners in history, known for breaking the two-hour barrier in an unofficial marathon event.

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instanceOf human
long-distance runner
coach Patrick Sang NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kenya NERFINISHED
date 2019-10-12
dateOfBirth 1984-11-05
event 5000 metres
marathon
familyName Kipchoge NERFINISHED
fullName Eliud Kipchoge NERFINISHED
givenName Eliud NERFINISHED
hasWon Berlin Marathon NERFINISHED
Chicago Marathon NERFINISHED
Hamburg Marathon NERFINISHED
London Marathon NERFINISHED
Rotterdam Marathon NERFINISHED
isConsidered one of the greatest marathon runners of all time
knownFor breaking the two-hour barrier in a marathon distance under controlled conditions
marathon running
languageSpoken English
Kalenjin NERFINISHED
Swahili NERFINISHED
maritalStatus married
nationality Kenyan
note sub-two-hour marathon was not ratified as an official world record due to use of rotating pacemakers and other aids
OlympicGames 2016 Summer Olympics
2020 Summer Olympics
participatedIn INEOS 1:59 Challenge NERFINISHED
place Vienna, Austria NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Kapsisiywa, Nandi County, Kenya NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
representedCountry Kenya NERFINISHED
residence Eldoret area, Kenya NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sponsor Nike NERFINISHED
sport athletics
timeAchieved 1:59:40
trainingBase Kaptagat, Kenya NERFINISHED
turnedProfessional early 2000s
won 2003 World Championships 5000 m gold medal
2004 Olympic 5000 m bronze medal
2008 Olympic 5000 m silver medal
2016 Olympic marathon gold medal
2020 Olympic marathon gold medal
worldRecord official men’s marathon world record
worldRecordDate 2018-09-16
worldRecordEvent 2018 Berlin Marathon NERFINISHED
worldRecordTime 2:01:39

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Kalenjin people notableAthleteFrom Eliud Kipchoge