Eliud Kipchoge
5 November 1984 – present
Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the Olympic marathon in 2016 and 2021 and twice set the world record for the distance. He began as a track runner, taking the 5000 metres world title in 2003, before moving to the marathon in 2013. In 2019 he ran 1:59:40 over the marathon distance in a specially staged event in Vienna that did not count as a record.
Lived at the same time
Well-documented people whose lives overlapped with Eliud Kipchoge.
- Ada Yonath (1939–2026) Overlapped 42 years →
- Adonis (1930–present) Overlapped 42 years →
- Ai Weiwei (1957–present) Overlapped 42 years →
- Akira Yoshino (1948–present) Overlapped 42 years →
- Alex Ferguson (1941–present) Overlapped 42 years →
- Ali Daei (1969–present) Overlapped 42 years →
Life events
Eliud Kipchoge was born in western Kenya and was raised by his mother.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe started working with the former Olympic steeplechase medallist who became his long-term coach.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAged eighteen he won the 5000 metres title at the World Championships in Athletics.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe took his first Olympic medal at the 2004 Games.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe finished second behind Kenenisa Bekele at the 2008 Games.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe moved up to the marathon and won his first race over the distance.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe won his first Olympic title in the marathon at the 2016 Games.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe ran 2:01:39 at the Berlin Marathon, taking more than a minute off the previous record.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe became the first person to cover the marathon distance in under two hours, in conditions that did not meet record criteria.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe retained the Olympic marathon title at the Tokyo Games, held in 2021.
Source: en.wikipedia.org