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Gilbert Yegon (born 26 January 1988)^[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races.

He began taking part in road races in 2008, and he ran a time of 1:02:43 at the Nairobi Half Marathon securing third place. He entered the Berlin Half Marathon the following year and improved his time to 1:01:26, finishing in twelfth place.^[2] In September 2009, he ran at the Rotterdam Half Marathon but was three minutes behind the winner Sammy Kitwara, having run 1:02:00 for fourteenth place.^[3] He stepped up to make his marathon debut at the 2009 Amsterdam Marathon and scored his first major victory. In one of the fastest ever debuts, he ran a time of 2:06:18 to break Haile Gebrselassie's four-year-old course record.^[4]

He ran at the 20 van Alphen in March 2010 and finished in third place, behind Bernard Chepkok and Dejene Yirdaw, but recorded a 20 km best time of 58:56.^[5] He came 22nd at the 2010 Boston Marathon and fared better at the 2010 Berlin Marathon, taking eighth place in 2:10:34 hours. He did not compete in 2011 but returned to competition at the 2012 Vienna Marathon with a runner-up performance in 2:07:38 hours.^[6]

Achievements

All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Kenya
2009	Amsterdam Marathon	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	2:06:18
2010	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	22nd	2:21:12
2012	Vienna Marathon	Vienna, Austria	2nd	2:07:38

Personal bests

Event	Time (h:m:s)	Venue	Date
10 km	28:18	Rotterdam, Netherlands	13 September 2009
20 km	58:56	Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands	7 March 2010
Half marathon	1:01:26	Berlin, Germany	5 April 2009
Marathon	2:06:18	Amsterdam, Netherlands	18 October 2009