Gideon Kipketer

Kipketer at the 2014 Amsterdam Marathon.

Gideon Kipketer is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specialises in road running events. Kipketer formerly part of the NN Running Team, an international team of elite long-distance runners and moved to Venator Sports Management (a sports management agency based in the UK) in 2023.

Cross-country running

He finished 8th in the junior race at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won the 2012 Tuskys Wareng Cross Country.[1]

Marathon running

Kipketer won the 2016 Mumbai Marathon, setting a new course record.[2] He was only in the race as a pace-setter, but decided to continue the race for the win.[3]

He finished 3rd at the 2016 Chicago Marathon.[4] and was 5th at the 2017 World Championships in London

His personal best is 2:05:51 from Tokyo in 2017

References

  1. ^ Ngure, Joseph; Komen, Jonathan (2012-12-03). "Kenya : Veterans Floored at Wareng Cross-Country". Standardmedia.co.ke. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  2. ^ "Mumbai Marathon 2016: Gideon Kipketer breaks Kiprop's record to win $ 41,000". Dnaindia.com. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  3. ^ "Kipketer wins Mumbai marathon, sets new course record time". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  4. ^ "Who Were The Top Finishers Of The 2016 Chicago Marathon?". Chicago.cbslocal.com. 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-10-14.