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Eliud Kipchoge

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Eliud Kipchoge EGH (English: EL-ee-OOD kip-CHOHGE; born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly competed at the 5000 metre distance. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eliud Kipchoge has received more than 2,827,976 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Eliud Kipchoge is the 421st most popular athlete (up from 433rd in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 18th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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  • 6.30

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  • 3.55

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eliud Kipchoge ranks 421 out of 3,055. Before him are Miklós Németh, Marcus Hurley, Frank Foss, Martin Fourcade, Wilhelmina von Bremen, and Manuel Plaza. After him are Maurice Schilles, Vilho Tuulos, Birgit Fischer, Edwin Flack, Morris Kirksey, and Ivanka Khristova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Eliud Kipchoge ranks 58. Before him are Miloš Krasić, Calvin Harris, Samir Handanović, Badr Hari, Lucas Barrios, and Miranda. After him are Hugo Almeida, Marshall Allman, Natalia Tena, Robin Söderling, Vedad Ibišević, and Ku Hye-sun.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Eliud Kipchoge ranks 20 out of 121. Before him are Chris Froome (1985), Uhuru Kenyatta (1961), Richard Leakey (1944), Zena Marshall (1926), Raila Odinga (1945), and Edi Gathegi (1979). After him are Naftali Temu (1945), Wilson Kipketer (1972), Amos Biwott (1947), Paul Tergat (1969), Charles Asati (1946), and Paddy Lowe (1962).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Eliud Kipchoge ranks 3. Before him are Kipchoge Keino (1940) and Ben Jipcho (1943). After him are Naftali Temu (1945), Wilson Kipketer (1972), Amos Biwott (1947), Paul Tergat (1969), Charles Asati (1946), Julius Sang (1946), John Ngugi (1962), Catherine Ndereba (1972), and Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984).

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