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Ruth Chepng'etich

1994 - Today

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Ruth Chepng'etich (often spelled Ruth Chepngetich, born 8 August 1994) is a Kenyan road runner who is the current women's world record holder in the marathon, with a time of 2:09:56 set at the 2024 Chicago Marathon. She is the 2019 world champion in the marathon, and is a three time winner of the Chicago Marathon, having won in 2021, 2022 and 2024, where she set the world record. Chepng'etich is the first woman to break the 2:11 and 2:10 barriers in the marathon, and also holds the sixth-fastest women's mark of all time for the half marathon, at 1 hour 4 minutes and 2 seconds which was at lstanbul Half-Marathon. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth Chepng'etich is the 2,874th most popular athlete (up from 6,515th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 155th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ruth Chepng'etich ranks 2,874 out of 6,025. Before her are Vladimir Krylov, Jemima Sumgong, Yumileidi Cumbá, Harvey Glance, Siyka Kelbecheva, and Miguel White. After her are Edward Gal, Dani Stevens, Antje Harvey, Harry Jerome, Carie Graves, and Park Kyung-mo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Ruth Chepng'etich ranks 177. Before her are Masaki Tozaki, Nafissatou Thiam, Minzy, Seiya Matsuki, Tom Lockyer, and Charlie Heaton. After her are Henrik Kristoffersen, Tyias Browning, Joel Pohjanpalo, Nabil Bentaleb, Marcell Jacobs, and Miguel Almirón.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Ruth Chepng'etich ranks 55 out of 150. Before her are Robert Wangila (1967), Paddy Lowe (1962), Noah Ngeny (1978), Mike Boit (1949), Yang Hao (null), and Jemima Sumgong (1984). After her are Richard Chelimo (1972), Bernard Lagat (1974), Wilfred Bungei (1980), David Rudisha (1988), Luke Kibet (1983), and Wang Yang (null).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Ruth Chepng'etich ranks 33. Before her are Paul Kipkoech (1963), Robert Wangila (1967), Noah Ngeny (1978), Mike Boit (1949), Yang Hao (null), and Jemima Sumgong (1984). After her are Richard Chelimo (1972), Bernard Lagat (1974), Wilfred Bungei (1980), David Rudisha (1988), Luke Kibet (1983), and Wang Yang (null).

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