Gideon Kipketer
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Gideon Kipketer is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specialises in road running events. Kipketer formerly part of the NN Running Team, an international team of elite long-distance runners and moved to Venator Sports Management (a sports management agency based in the UK) in 2023.
Cross-country running
He finished 8th in the junior race at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won the 2012 Tuskys Wareng Cross Country.[1]
Marathon running
Kipketer won the 2016 Mumbai Marathon, setting a new course record.[2] He was only in the race as a pace-setter, but decided to continue the race for the win.[3] He finished 3rd at the 2016 Chicago Marathon.[4] and was 5th at the 2017 World Championships in London His personal best is 2:05:51 from Tokyo in 2017
References
- ↑ Ngure, Joseph; Komen, Jonathan (2012-12-03). "Kenya : Veterans Floored at Wareng Cross-Country". Standardmedia.co.ke. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ↑ "Mumbai Marathon 2016: Gideon Kipketer breaks Kiprop's record to win $ 41,000". Dnaindia.com. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ↑ "Kipketer wins Mumbai marathon, sets new course record time". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ↑ "Who Were The Top Finishers Of The 2016 Chicago Marathon?". Chicago.cbslocal.com. 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
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