Marius Kimutai

Marius Kimutai

Personal information
Born	(1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 32)
Sport
Country	Bahrain
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running

Marius Kimutai (born 10 December 1992) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner.

Career

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.

Marius Kimutai winning the 2017 Ljubljana Marathon

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 10 April 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 15 April, Marius Kimutai was suspended for three years for doping. ^[3]

Achievements

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

References

1. "Bahrain's Kimutai wins Hangzhou Marathon". Xinhua News Agency. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
2. "Kenyans rule the roads abroad". The Star . 4 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
3. "Sport Athletics-Bahraini marathon runner Kimutai gets three-year ban for doping". The Print. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

External links

• Marius Kimutai at World Athletics
• Marius Kimutai at ARRS