Eliud Kipchoge

Marathon world record holder from 2018 to 2023

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Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest marathon runners of all time, he is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, with a time of 2:01:09 set at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:00:35. He has run four of the 10 fastest marathons in history.

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Kipchoge 'expects' to win third Olympic marathon Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has "huge expectation" to win a historic third successive Olympic marathon gold medal in Paris this year. BBC Sport - Published 2 weeks ago
Kipchoge tips Cheptegei to break marathon record Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge says Olympic 5,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei can break the marathon world record one day. BBC Sport - Published on December 1, 2023
Kiptum shatters world marathon record in Chicago Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum shatters the men's marathon world record in Chicago as he beats compatriot Eliud Kipchoge's previous mark by more than 30 seconds. BBC Sport - Published on October 8, 2023

Can Kiptum really be ‘Kipchoge 2.0’? He broke Eliud Kipchoge’s course record at the London Marathon, but just how good is Kelvin Kiptum? BBC Sport - Published on April 25, 2023
Kiptum smashes record to win London Marathon Watch as Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum smashes compatriot Eliud Kipchoge's course record to win the men's London Marathon on his debut at the race. BBC Sport - Published on April 23, 2023
Kenya's Chebet retains Boston Marathon title Kenya's Evans Chebet successfully defends his Boston Marathon title, with two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge sixth. BBC Sport - Published on April 17, 2023

Men's World Athlete of the Year finalists revealed Noah Lyles, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Mondo Duplantis, Soufiane El Bakkali and Eliud Kipchoge are named as finalists for Men's World Athlete of the Year 2022. BBC Sport - Published on November 15, 2022
Marathon sensation Kipchoge smashes his own world record Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge has beaten his own marathon world record by 30 seconds in Berlin. Sky News - Published on September 25, 2022
Eliud Kipchoge breaks his own marathon world record in Berlin Double Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge breaks his own record for the men's marathon at Sunday's race in Berlin. BBC Sport - Published on September 25, 2022
Tokyo Olympics: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge wins the men's marathon retaining his Olympic title Watch the final moments of the men's marathon as Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge wins gold at Tokyo 2020 and retains his Olympic title. BBC Sport - Published on August 8, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge successfully defends Olympic marathon title Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge claims victory in the men's marathon at Tokyo 2020 to become the first athlete since 1980 to retain an Olympic marathon title. BBC Sport - Published on August 8, 2021