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Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1984)
Eliud Kipchoge 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, until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest marathon runners of all time.
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Kipchoge 2:09:10 CR MELBOURNE (AUS, Oct 10-11): On the third leg of his World Tour, Eliud Kipchoge won the Melbourne
On Oct. 12, 2019, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours, crossing the finish line of the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Austria, with a time of 1:59:40.
Melbourne, Oct. 12 (SANA) Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge won the Melbourne Marathon in a course-record time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 10 seconds,