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Eliud Kipchoge

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Eliud Kipchoge (born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Kipchoge is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. Kipchoge has run 4 of the 10 fastest marathons in history. Kipchoge claimed his first individual world championship title in 2003 by winning the junior race at the World Cross Country Championships and setting a world junior record for the 5000 m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eliud Kipchoge is the 459th most popular athlete (down from 198th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 13th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eliud Kipchoge ranks 459 out of 6,025. Before him are Mike Conley Sr., Vince Gallagher, Maurice Verdonck, Renate Stecher, Anne-Marie Colchen, and Leonid Zhabotinsky. After him are Rudolf Burkert, Władysław Kozakiewicz, Henri Jobier, Yevgeny Grishin, Grete Waitz, and Christa Stubnick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Eliud Kipchoge ranks 50. Before him are Olivia Wilde, Nigel de Jong, Lindsey Vonn, Per Mertesacker, JJ Redick, and Gina Rodriguez. After him are Katharine McPhee, Maxi López, Lena Katina, Bob Morley, Marija Šerifović, and Nikola Karabatić.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Eliud Kipchoge ranks 15 out of 150. Before him are Mwai Kibaki (1931), Richard Leakey (1944), John Njue (1944), Kipchoge Keino (1940), Deep Roy (1949), and Uhuru Kenyatta (1961). After him are Naftali Temu (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), William Ruto (1966), Edi Gathegi (1979), Philippa Gregory (1954), and Raila Odinga (1945).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Eliud Kipchoge ranks 2. Before him are Kipchoge Keino (1940). After him are Naftali Temu (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), Benjamin Kogo (1944), Charles Asati (1946), Wilson Kipketer (1972), Wilson Kiprugut (1938), Philip Waruinge (1945), Paul Tergat (1969), Julius Sang (1946), and Naftali Bon (1945).

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