Catherine Nyambura Ndereba is a Kenyan marathon runner. She has twice won the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008. She is also a four-time winner of the Boston Marathon. Ndereba broke the women's marathon world record in 2001, running 2:18:47 at the Chicago Marathon.
Biwott is a surname of Kenyan origin that may refer to:
Eliud Kipchoge EGH is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly the 5000 metres. He is the world record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:01:39, set on 16 September 2018, at the 2018 Berlin Marathon. His run broke the previous world record by 1 minute and 18 seconds. Described as "the greatest marathoner of the modern era", Kipchoge has won 12 of the 13 marathons he has entered.
Kimutai is a Name of Kalenjin origin. It's indicates that the bearer is a boy and was born near dawn ("Mutai"). It is closely related to "Kipkoech", " Kiplimo", "Kipkorir" and "Kipyego". Its Feminine equivalent is Chemutai among the Marakwet, Keiyo, Sabaot and Nandi and Jemutai among the Kipsigis
Kiplagat is a personal name used by the Kalenjin people in Kenya and Uganda, meaning "son of Lagat" It may refer to:
Cheruiyot is a surname of the Kalenjin people of Kenya's Rift valley. Notable people with the surname include:
Chebet, also transliterated as Jebet and Chepet, is a surname of Kenyan origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Kiprotich is a Kalenjin name, common in parts of Kenya and Uganda inhabited by the Kalenjin people. It stems from the term "Rot Tich" which means cattle moving in from pasture which is between 5 PM and 6 PM. The prefix Kip-, means that the bearer is a male and was born while cattle where moving in from pasture. It is closely related to Kiprono. Its feminine counterpart is Cherotich.
Reuben Chesang is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner, who won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Kipkoech is a given name of Kenyan origin meaning "(male) born in the morning". Son/daughters of Kipkoech would then be named "Koech" as their last name and given their individual given names; achieved by just removing the prefix "kip" as it happens to most other similar names that start with 'Kip" from that particular community or whoever understands the meaning and ways to inherit the name.
Rotich is a personal name of Kenyan origin that may refer to:
Kipkorir sometimes shortened as "P'korir" when speaking; is a given name given to a person(male) born at dawn. It is of Kenyan origin. Son of "Kipkorir" would then be named Arap Korir meaning "son of Kipkorir"
Kibet is a of Kenyan origin that may refer to a male born during the day.
Kiprono is a Name of Kalenjin origin. It's indicates that the bearer is a man and was born near dusk as Sheep and Goats come back from grazing usually around 5 pm to 6 pm. It is closely related to "Kiprotich". Feminine equivalent is Cherono
Kosgei, also written Kosgey and Koskei, is a surname of Kenyan origin that may refer to:
Kipchumba is a patronymic of Kenyan / Kalenjin people origin meaning "son of Chumba", or born in the hospital. It may refer to:
Chepchumba, or Jepchumba, is a surname of Kenyan origin meaning "daughter of Chumba". It may refer to:
Kirwa is a surname of Kenyan origin that may refer to:
Kurgat is a surname of Kenyan origin that may refer to:
Lonah Korlima Chemtai Salpeter is a Kenyan-Israeli runner. She competed in the marathon for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won the 10,000 metres 2018 European Athletics Championship. Her personal best time for the marathon is 2:17:45, which when she ran it in 2020 made her the 6th-fastest woman in the marathon in history, the second-fastest European all-time, and a new Israeli national record. She will represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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