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Kelvin Kiptum

1999 - 2024

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Kelvin Kiptum Cheruiyot (2 December 1999 – 11 February 2024) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who currently holds the marathon world record. As of 2024, he holds three of the seven fastest marathons in history, and was ranked first among the world's men's marathon runners at the time of his death. Kiptum won all three marathons he ran, including two top-tier World Marathon Majors (WMM) between December 2022 and October 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kelvin Kiptum has received more than 2,170,576 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Kelvin Kiptum is the 1,961st most popular athlete, the 32nd most popular biography from Kenya and the 13th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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  • 3.37

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kelvin Kiptum ranks 1,961 out of 6,025. Before him are Helmut Hamann, Aldo Tarlao, Josef Horešovský, Thomas Lange, John Mulcahy, and Aleksandr Kabanov. After him are Fred Børre Lundberg, Linford Christie, Alois Schnabel, Anita Włodarczyk, Ozren Bonačić, and Natalya Pechonkina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Kelvin Kiptum ranks 29. Before him are Kim Yoo-jung, Matteo Guendouzi, Cody Gakpo, Zehra Güneş, Dream, and Alexander Isak. After him are Ibrahima Konaté, Kim So-hyun, Elena Rybakina, Declan Rice, Chou Tzu-yu, and Fran García. Among people deceased in 2024, Kelvin Kiptum ranks 396. Before him are Alan Rachins, Jack Jones, Bob Schul, Benji Gregory, Tūheitia Paki, and Adan Canto. After him are Charles Dierkop, Sartaj Aziz, Gordon Bell, Phelekezela Mphoko, Bob Love, and David Walker.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Kelvin Kiptum ranks 32 out of 150. Before him are Philip Waruinge (1945), Julius Sang (1946), Paul Tergat (1969), Benjamin Kogo (1944), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), and Brimin Kipruto (1985). After him are Daniel Rudisha (1945), Wilson Kiprugut (1938), Ben Jipcho (1943), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Mike Boit (1949), and Moses Kiptanui (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Kelvin Kiptum ranks 13. Before him are Philip Waruinge (1945), Julius Sang (1946), Paul Tergat (1969), Benjamin Kogo (1944), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), and Brimin Kipruto (1985). After him are Daniel Rudisha (1945), Wilson Kiprugut (1938), Ben Jipcho (1943), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Mike Boit (1949), and Moses Kiptanui (1970).

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