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Eliud Kipchoge

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Eliud Kipchoge

Kenya · 2002–present

First person to run a marathon distance under two hours.

1:59:40
Sub-2 hour run
2
Olympic golds
2:01:09
Marathon best
11
Majors won

Career

Kipchoge won back-to-back Olympic marathon titles and set the world record twice, then ran 1:59:40 in a controlled event in Vienna — not record-eligible, but the first time the distance had been covered that fast by anyone. His race execution is famously even-paced, almost to the second per kilometre.

Honours

  • First human to cover the marathon distance under two hours
  • Olympic marathon champion in 2016 and 2020
  • Twice broke the marathon world record
  • Won the Berlin Marathon five times

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