Geoffrey Kirui

Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui
Kirui in 2016
Personal information
Nationality Kenyan
Born (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993
Sport
Country Kenya
Sport Long distance runner
Event(s) Marathon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Championships
2017 LondonMarathon

Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui (Born 16 February 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in cross country running competitions, track and road races up to the marathon.

Junior career

Kirui won gold in the 10,000 metres at the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships.[1]

He won bronze in the men's 10,000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[1]

Senior career

At the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, he finished 15th in the senior men's race.[1]

Kirui won the 2017 Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 37 seconds.[2] It was his third marathon.[3]

Kirui participated in the 2017 World Championships held in London, winning the gold in the Marathon, with a time of 2:08:27.[4][5]

Personal bests

DistanceTimeLocationDate
3000 Metres 7:42.26Doha (Hamad Bin Suhaim)10 MAY 2013
5000 Metres 13:16.68Eugene (Hayward Field), OR01 JUN 2013
10,000 Metres 26:55.73Bruxelles (Boudewijnstadion)16 SEP 2011
10 Kilometres 27:53New Delhi29 NOV 2015
15 Kilometres 42:43Yangzhou19 APR 2015
20 Kilometres 56:23New Delhi29 NOV 2015
Half Marathon 59:38New Delhi29 NOV 2015
25 Kilometres 1:13:42Chicago, IL12 OCT 2014
30 Kilometres 1:28:48Chicago, IL12 OCT 2014
Marathon 2:06:27Amsterdam16 OCT 2016

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jenna Lemoncelli. "Who Is Geoffrey Kirui? 5 Things To Know About The Boston Marathon Men's Winner". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. ↑ 3:23 PM ET. "Geoffrey Kirui and Edna Kiplagat of Kenya swept the men's and women's races at the Boston Marathon". Espn.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  3. ↑ "The Best Moments of the 2017 Boston Marathon | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  4. ↑ "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
  5. ↑ "World Championships 2017: Callum Hawkins fourth as Geoffrey Kirui wins marathon". bbc.com. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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