Kenyan marathon runner
Kipyego at the 2011 Paris Marathon
Bernard Kiprop Kipyego (born 16 July 1986 in Keiyo District ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon . His personal best for the event is 2:06:22 hours. He has reached the podium at the Amsterdam Marathon , Chicago Marathon , Boston Marathon , Paris Marathon and Tokyo Marathon .
He was the bronze medallist at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and took the silver medal at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships .
Career
Kipyego's first international highlight came as a junior at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships , where he took the silver medal in the junior race to form a Kenyan sweep of the medals, alongside Augustine Choge and Barnabas Kosgei .[ 1] At the 2007 World Cross Country Championships he won the bronze medal in the senior race, while the Kenyan team of which he was a part won the team competition. In 2008 he finished tenth individually, and won another team gold medal . He also competed at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final that year, taking eighth place in the 5000 metres on the track .[ 2]
Kipyego won the 10-mile Great South Run competition, taking the title with a time of 46:42. He won the 2009 Berlin Half Marathon by timing 59:34, and was third at the World 10K Bangalore that year.[ 3] It was his debut half marathon .[ 4] He competed at the 2009 World Championships , finishing 5th in the 10,000 metres race . He won the silver medal at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships . Kipyego made his marathon debut in 2010 at the Rotterdam Marathon and finished fifth in a time of 2:07:01.[ 5] He was runner-up at the Lille Half Marathon in September, losing out on the title to Wilson Kiprop by one second.[ 6] This served as his preparation for the 2010 Berlin Marathon , where he ran a time of 2:08:50 for sixth place[ 7]
His first outing of 2011 came at the RAK Half Marathon and he took second place with a sub-hour clocking of 59:45 minutes.[ 8] He approached his best time at the 2011 Paris Marathon , where he was the runner-up behind Benjamin Kiptoo .[ 9] He was among the fastest entrants at the 2011 Chicago Marathon and ran a personal best of 2:06:29 hours to take third place in a Kenyan podium sweep alongside Moses Mosop and Wesley Korir .[ 10]
He returned to the RAK Half Marathon in 2012 but only managed fourth place on that occasion.[ 11] Warm weather at the 2012 Boston Marathon led to a tactical race where Kipyego moved up the field in the final stages to claim third place.[ 12] Competing in Illinois for a second year running, he failed to make the podium at the 2012 Chicago Marathon , placing sixth, although his finishing time of 2:06:40 was still fast.[ 13]
He was third behind his namesake Michael Kipyego at the 2013 Tokyo Marathon .[ 14] He entered the marathon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics but managed only twelfth place with a time of 2:14:01 hours. He ran much faster at the Beijing Marathon in October, finishing as runner-up to Tadese Tola with a time of 2:07:19 hours.[ 15]
He won his first major marathon in Amsterdam in 2014 with a personal best time of 2:06:22 hours.
He has four children with his wife Esily.[ 16]
Achievements
Personal bests
References
^ Gains, Paul (2005-03-25). Kenyan perfection, large crowds and hot temperatures – Junior Men’s Race Report . IAAF . Retrieved on 2011-04-14.
^ Kipyego, Bernard . IAAF . Retrieved on 2011-04-14.
^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-05-31). Merga and Mergia take thrilling 10km victories in Bangalore . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-06-09.
^ IAAF, April 5, 2009: In debut, Kipyego takes Berlin Half Marathon in 59:34
^ van Hemert, Wim (2010-04-11). Makau storms 2:04:48 in Rotterdam . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-04-11.
^ Ramsak, Bob (2010-09-06). Fast Half Marathon debut for F. Kiplagat in Lille . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-09-07.
^ Butcher, Pat (2010-09-26). Makau and Kebede triumph in rainy Berlin . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-11-14.
^ Hutchings, Tim (2011-02-18). Keitany smashes Half Marathon World record in Ras Al Khaimah - UPDATED . IAAF . Retrieved on 2011-02-18.
^ Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2011-04-10). Fast Kenyan sweep by Kiptoo and Jeptoo at Paris Marathon . IAAF . Retrieved on 2011-04-14.
^ Ferstle, Jim (2011-10-09).Mosop and Shobukova scorch to Chicago titles - UPDATED . IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-19.
^ Hutchings, Tim (2012-02-17). Keitany wins but records blown off course in windy RAK Half Marathon . IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-19.
^ Nearman, Steve (2012-04-16). Kenyans weather the heat to win Boston Marathon . The Washington Times . Retrieved on 2012-04-27.
^ Gugala, Jon (2012-10-07). Course record for Kebede, Baysa dethrones Shobukhova - Chicago Marathon report . IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-02.
^ Nakamura, Ken (2013-02-24). Kimetto clocks course record 2:06:50 at Tokyo Marathon . IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-02.
^ Jalava, Mirko (2013-10-20). Beijing course record finally broken by Tola . IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-21.
^ Bernard Kipyego . Boston Athletic Association . Retrieved on 2012-04-28.
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