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| Full name | Emily Chepar Kimuria | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1975 Kenya | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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Emily Chepar Kimuria (born 10 June 1975) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who came second at the 2003 Berlin Marathon. She won the 2004 Hamburg Marathon and the 2005 Venice Marathon.
Kimuria came second at the 2003 Berlin Marathon, in a time of 2:28:18. [1] [2] In 2004, Kimuria won the Hamburg Marathon in a time of 2:28:57. She won the race by one second from fellow Kenyan Alice Chelangat. [3] It was her first marathon win. [4] In the same year, she came second at the Amsterdam Marathon in a time of 2:29:45. [5] In 2005, she won the Venice Marathon, after breaking away from Ethiopian Leila Aman after 30 kilometres (19 mi). [4]
In 2006, Kimuria came third at the Singapore Marathon, [6] and won the Greifenseelauf road race in Switzerland. [7] In 2008, she came second at the Prague Marathon, in a time of 2:35:55. [8] [9] In 2009, Kimuria came third at the Amsterdam Marathon. [10]
Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Kipchoge is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. Kipchoge has run four of the 10 fastest marathons in history.
Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch professional long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and moved to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands ever since. She used to run not only road events but also in cross country and track and field.
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Caroline Jepchirchir Chepkwonynb is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road running competitions.
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Raymond Kipkoech is a Kenyan marathon runner who won the 2002 Berlin Marathon. He also won the 2004 Venice Marathon, the 2005 Xiamen International Marathon, and the 2011 Jerusalem Marathon.
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