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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. Kipchoge is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, [3] until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 ...
Aug 10, 2024 · Eliud Kipchoge won't compete at another Olympics after failing to finish a race on Saturday, 10 August, for the first time in his storied career at Paris 2024. Clearly disappointed but still holding his head high as one of only three men to win the Olympic marathon twice, the Kenyan told Olympics.com that even this wouldn’t stop ...
Last year Eliud ran a sensational 2:03:05 in London – within just eight seconds of the world record mark – before clinching the Olympic title in Rio. Eliud added further sheen to his astonishing career in 2017 by producing the fastest marathon in history as part of Nike’s innovative Breaking2 project in Monza.
The distance legend is the third man in history to clinch two Olympic marathon titles, and he's aiming for a third at Paris 2024. Kipchoge made his Olympic debut in Athens 2004, a year after bursting onto the international scene, winning the 5,000m world title as an 18-year-old.
Aug 8, 2024 · Eliud Kipchoge broke the barrier for the two-hour marathon on October 12, 2019 in Vienna, Austria. His time of 1hr 59min 40.2sec was an unofficial record due to the specially prepared...
Nov 19, 2019 · Eliud Kipchoge made history in October by becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. Here's how he did it.
Oct 3, 2024 · Eliud Kipchoge (born November 5, 1984, Kapsisiywa, Kenya) is a Kenyan distance runner who is widely considered the world’s greatest marathoner. Between 2014 and 2019 he won all 10 marathons he entered, and in 2018–23 he held the world record in the event. Kipchoge credited his success to discipline and motivation.
Aug 7, 2021 · Eliud Kipchoge, 36, of Kenya won his second consecutive Olympic marathon on Sunday in 2 hours 8 minutes 38 seconds, reaffirming his status as the greatest runner in history over the distance of...
Sep 25, 2022 · Eliud Kipchoge sliced half a minute from his own world record* to win the BMW Berlin Marathon, clocking a sensational 2:01:09 at the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road race on Sunday (25).
Sep 25, 2022 · Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge broke his own world record at the Berlin Marathon. He hugged his trainer, posed for photos and waved his country's flag before the next runner crossed the finish...
