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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 10 December 1992 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running |
Marius Kimutai (born 10 December 1992) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 10 December 1992 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running |
Marius Kimutai (born 10 December 1992) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner.
In 2015, he won the Dalian International Marathon in Dalian, China with a time of 2:15:18.
In 2017, he won the Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam, Netherlands with a time of 2:06:04. That year, he also won the Ljubljana Marathon in Ljubljana, Slovenia with a time of 2:08:33.
In 2019, he won the Hangzhou International Marathon in Hangzhou, China with a time of 2:10:05 which was also a new course record. [1] [2] He became the first Bahraini winner of the event. [2]
In 2023 Marius Kimutai won the Barcelona Marathon with 02:05:06
On April 10, 2024, Marius Kimutai returned a signed Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations and Acceptance of Consequences form, confirming that he admitted to the anti-doping rule violations and accepted the claimed period of ineligibility. On April 15, Marius Kimutai was suspended for three years for doping. [3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Brescia Marathon | Brescia, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:02 |
| 2014 | Taiyuan Marathon | Taiyuan, China | 2nd | Marathon | 2:13:16 |
| Danzhou International Marathon | Danzhou, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:27 | |
| 2015 | Chongqing Marathon | Chongqing, China | 3rd | Marathon | 2:13:45 |
| Dalian International Marathon | Dalian, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:15:18 | |
| Rennes Marathon | Rennes, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:14 | |
| 2016 | Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai, India | 3rd | Marathon | 2:09:39 |
| Yellow River Estuary International Marathon | Dongyang, China | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:32 | |
| Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | Marathon | 2:05:47 | |
| 2017 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:06:04 |
| Ljubljana Marathon | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:33 | |
| 2018 | Seoul International Marathon | Seoul, South Korea | 4th | Marathon | 2:07:45 |
| 2019 | Chongqing International Marathon | Chongqing, China | 4th | Marathon | 2:10:37 |
| Taiyuan International Marathon | Taiyuan, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:43 | |
| Hangzhou International Marathon | Hangzhou, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:05 |
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