Eliud Kipchoge

About Eliud Kipchoge

Long-distance runner who won gold in the 2016 Olympic Games in the marathon. After finishing the 2018 Berlin Marathon in just over 2 hours, he set the official world record for a marathon time.

Eliud Kipchoge EGH is a Kenyan long-distance runner who has participated in a marathon and has already competed in 5,000 meters. He is the world marathon record with a time of 2:01:39, set on September 16, 2018 at the Berlin Marathon 2018. His run broke the previous world record by 1 minute 18 seconds. He has been described as "the greatest marathon runner of the modern era". Eliud won his first personal world title in 2003 by winning the children's race at the IAAF World Championship and setting a youth record above 5,000 meters on the track. At the age of 18, he became a senior world champion at a distance of 5,000 meters at the 2003 World Athletic Championships with a championship record, followed by an Olympic bronze medal for Kenya in 2004 and a bronze medal at IAAF World Indoor Championship 2006

Olympic finals	2004 Athens, 5000 m, 03! Bronze, 2008 Beijing, 5000 m, 02! Silver, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Marathon, 01! Gold
Personal best(s)	Marathon: 2:01:39 WR (Berlin 2018), 10,000 m: 26:49.02 (Hengelo 2007), 5000 m: 12:46.53 (Rome 2004), Mile: 3:50.40 (London 2004)
World finals	2003 Paris, 5000 m, 01! Gold, 2005 Helsinki, 5000 m, 4th, 2007 Osaka, 5000 m, 02! Silver, 2009 Berlin, 5000 m, 5th, 2011 Daegu, 5000 m, 7th
Event(s)	Marathon, 5000 m
Country	Kenya
Coached by	Patrick Sang
Sport	Athletics

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Trivia

He set the Guinness Book of World Records-approved record time of the fastest marathon distance for men when he timed in at under 2 hours on a specially designed course for the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in October 2019. He won four London Marathons between 2015-2019. 

Eliud Kipchoge before fame

At the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, he made his international debut. He won the 5000 meter race and set a junior world record in the process.

Achievement of Eliud Kipchoge

In October 2019, he broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the quickest marathon distance for men by clocking in under 2 hours on a specially created course for the Ineos 1:59 Challenge. Between 2015 and 2019, he won four London Marathons.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Eliud Kipchoge family life

In Kenya, he was reared by a single mother. He has three children and is married.

Associations of Eliud Kipchoge

At the 2018 London Marathon, he competed against Mo Farah, whom he eventually defeated.

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