Kibiwott Kandie

Kibiwott Kandie

Kibiwott Kandie at the 2021 New York City Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 29)
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Half marathon: 57:32 NR (Valencia 2020)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Kenya World Cross Country Championships 2023 Bathurst Senior team

Kibiwott Kandie (born 20 June 1996) ^[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. In December 2020, he won the Valencia Half Marathon finishing in a new world record time of 57:32, beating the previous world record by almost 30 seconds. Kandie won the silver medal in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. ^[2]

Kandie is currently suspended from competition pending further investigation for failing to provide a doping sample. ^[3]

Career

2020

In 2020, Kibiwott Kandie won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. ^[4] He also won the Prague 21.1 km event at the Prague Half Marathon held in Prague, Czech Republic. This was an invitation-only half marathon for elite runners. This event was held after the Prague Half Marathon was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In December 2020, at the Valencia Half Marathon, Kandie set a new half marathon world record with a time of 57:32, obliterating the previous record set by Geoffrey Kamworor by almost half a minute. ^{[5] [6]}

2021

On 4 April 2021, he set a course record of 59:32 at the Istanbul Half Marathon in Turkey. ^[7] On 3 October, Kandie raced at The Giants Geneva 10k, where he won the race in 26:51. ^[8]

Achievements

International competitions

Representing   Kenya

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
2019	Saint Silvester Road Race	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	15 km	42:59 CR
2020	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	1st	Half marathon	58:58
	Prague Half Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	1st	Half marathon	58:38
	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	2nd	Half marathon	58:54
	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	1st	Half marathon	57:32 WR
2021	Istanbul Half Marathon	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	Half marathon	59:32 CR
2022	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	1st	Half marathon	58:10
2023	World Cross Country Championships	Bathurst, Australia	5th	Senior race	29:57
			1st	Senior team	22 pts
	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	1st	Half marathon	57:40

Personal bests

• 10,000 metres – 27:20.34 (Birmingham 2022)
• 20,000 metres – 57:07.41 (Brussels 2022)
• One hour run – 20,940 m (Brussels 2022)

Road

• 10 kilometres – 26:50 (Herzogenaurach 2022)
• Half marathon – 57:32 (Valencia 2020) NR
• Marathon – 2:04:48 (Valencia 2023)

References

1. "Kibiwott Kandie". World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
2. "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
3. "Former half-marathon record holder Kibiwott Kandie suspended for failing to provide doping sample". AP News. 2025-03-14. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
4. "Yeshaneh breaks half marathon world record in Ras Al Khaimah". World Athletics. 21 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
5. "Kandie destroza el récord del mundo de Medio Maratón en Valencia". eldesmarque.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
6. Houston, Michael (6 December 2020). "Kenya's Kandie smashes half marathon world record in Valencia". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
7. "stanbul Yarı Maratonu'nda dünya rekoru!". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
8. Results: The Giants Geneva 2021. (2021, October 3). Watch Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2021, from https://www.watchathletics.com/page/2645/results-the-giants-geneva-2021

External links

• Kibiwott Kandie at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Geoffrey Kamworor	Men's half marathon world record holder 6 December 2020 – 21 November 2021	Succeeded by Jacob Kiplimo