New Marathon World Record Holder Eliud Kipchoge Factfile

16th September 2018

The 33-year old Kenyan smashed the previous best as he clocked 2hr 1min 39sec

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge reacts after winning the Berlin Marathon setting a new world record on September 16, 2018 in Berlin. PHOTO/AFP
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge reacts after winning the Berlin Marathon setting a new world record on September 16, 2018 in Berlin. PHOTO/AFP
SUMMARY
  • Factfile on Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who set a new marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday
  • He smashed the previous best as he clocked 2hr 1min 39sec

BERLIN, Germany- Factfile on Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who set a new marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, smashing the previous best as he clocked 2hr 1min 39sec.

Name: Eliud Kipchoge

Date of birth: 05/11/1984

Place of birth: Kapsisiywa, Kenya

Nationality: Kenyan

Height: 1.67 metres (5ft 5in)

Weight: 52kg (8st 1lb)

Sport: Athletics - middle-distance, long-distance, cross-country

Honours

Olympic Games

Marathon: gold (2016)

5,000m: silver (2008), bronze (2004)

World championships

5,000m: gold (2003), silver (2007)

World indoor championships

5,000m: bronze (2006)

World junior championships

Cross-country: gold (2003)

Personal bests

1,500m: 3:33.20, 31/05/2004 at Hengelo (Netherlands)

5,000m: 12:46.53, 02/07/2004 at Rome

10,000m: 26:49.02, 26/05/2007 at Hengelo (Netherlands)

Half-marathon: 59:25, 01/09/2012 at Lille (France)

Marathon: 2:01:39, 16/09/2018 at Berlin