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[43] [44] Joining him was his 23-year-old compatriot (and, at the time, second-fastest male marathoner ever) Kelvin Kiptum, who won the 2023 London Marathon months earlier with a time of 2:01:25. [45] [46] [43] [44] [e] Belgian runner Bashir Abdi, who won the bronze medal at the men's marathon event of the 2020 Olympics, also made an appearance ...
Kelvin Kiptum celebrates his Chicago Marathon world record victory in Chicago’s Grant Park on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Kiptum was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya late Sunday ...
Kiptum, whose record was officially confirmed last week by World Athletics, ran the first sub-two-hour, one-minute marathon in an official race at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. He came just 35 ...
Kiptum’s loss would be felt in Chicago, said Carey Pinkowski, Executive Race Director, Bank of America Chicago Marathon, where Kipton made history in 2023. “Kelvin was a once in a generation ...
Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum broke the men’s marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday, becoming the first person to record a time faster than 2:01:00, crossing the line in 2:00:35.
Chicago Marathon Logo for the Chicago Marathon Date Second Sunday in October (before Columbus Day) Location Chicago, Illinois, United States Event type Road Distance 26.219 miles (42.195 km) Established 1977 ; 48 years ago (1977) Last held 2024 Course records M: 2:00:35 * WR (2023 – Kelvin Kiptum) F: 2:09:56 [* WR pend. ratification] (2024 – Ruth Chepngetich) Official site chicagomarathon ...
Kelvin Kiptum Cheruiyot (2 December 1999 – 11 February 2024) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who currently holds the marathon world record. As of 2024 [update] , he holds three of the seven fastest marathons in history, [ 5 ] and was ranked first among the world's men's marathon runners at the time of his death.
Kelvin Kiptum set a world record in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, finishing in 2 hours, 35 seconds to shatter fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge's old mark by 34 seconds. Sifan Hassan of the ...