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Athletics · Kenya

Kelvin Kiptum

Kelvin Kiptum Cheruiyot (2 December 1999 – 11 February 2024) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who held the marathon world record between 2023 and 2026. As of 2026, he still held two of the six fastest times running marathons in history, and was ranked first among the world's men's marathon runners at the time of his death. Kiptum won all three marathons he ran including two top-tier World Marathon Majors (WMM) between December 2022 and October 2023.

Profile details

Born
2 Dec 1999
Birthplace
Chepkorio
Country
Kenya
Height
178 cm
Sport
Athletics
Discipline
Athletics
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

3 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·2023 Chicago Marathon
  • ·2023 London Marathon
  • ·2022 Valencia Marathon

Career Timeline

  1. 2022Competed at 2022 Valencia Marathon
  2. 2023Competed at 2023 Chicago Marathon
  3. 2023Competed at 2023 London Marathon

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Kelvin Kiptum Cheruiyot (2 December 1999 – 11 February 2024) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who held the marathon world record between 2023 and 2026. As of 2026, he still held two of the six fastest times running marathons in history, and was ranked first among the world's men's marathon runners at the time of his death. Kiptum won all three marathons he ran including two top-tier World Marathon Majors (WMM) between December 2022 and October 2023.

Biography adapted from Kelvin Kiptum on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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