Factbox on Eliud Kipchoge – Reuters

VIENNA (Reuters) – Factbox on Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge who became Saturday the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours.

YOUTH

* Born November 5, 1984 in Kapsisiywa, Nandi District, Kenya.

* He met his coach Patrick Sang, former Olympic Steeple medalist, in 2001 at the age of 16.

* In 2002, he finished fifth in the junior individual race at the World Cross Country Championships in Dublin and was part of the Kenyan team that won gold.

* Set a junior world record in the 5,000 meters at the 2003 Games in Bislett.

Track career

* Kipchoge won a 5000m gold medal series at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, bronze at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, silver at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, and silver at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

MOVING EVENTS ON THE ROAD

* Made his semi-marathon debut at the Lille Half Marathon 2012, where he finished third. His time of 59:25 was the second best half marathon to make his Moses Mosop debut at 59:20 in Milan in 2010.

* Start of the 2013 season with a win at the Barcelona Half Marathon before making a smooth transition to full marathons by winning the title in Hamburg in April.

* Participated in the 2013 Berlin Marathon and finished second in 2:04:05, then fifth fastest time in history, at her second marathon.

* Won the Berlin title in 2015 even though the insoles of his shoes went off, causing hot feet.

* Won two consecutive titles at the London Marathon in 2015 and 2016. His 2016 race broke the course record and was the second fastest marathon time in history.

* Won the marathon gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in 2:08:44.

* In May 2017, Kipchoge attempted to participate in the first assisted marathon of less than two hours on the Monza circuit in Italy, near Italy. He finished at 2:00:25, a race not recognized by the IAAF.

* Won the 2017 Berlin Marathon in the rain, ahead of newcomer Guye Adola.

* Won the London Marathon in 2018 against a group consisting of four-time gold medalist Mo Farah and three-time Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele.

* Set a world record for the 2:01:39 marathon by retaining its title in Berlin in September 2018

* Won his fourth London marathon in 2019 in 2:02:37, the second fastest marathon of all time.

* Run a marathon in 1: 59.40 seconds in Vienna, crossing the two-hour barrier. Was assisted by an electric pacecar and 41 pacemakers, who ran in teams of seven men. As in Monza, the brand was not recognized by the IAAF.

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