Barselius Kipyego

Barselius Kipyego (born July 23, 1993 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner . Kipyego made his breakthrough to the top of the world at the age of 23 in September 2016 with his victory in the Ústí half marathon in the Czech Republic , when he crossed the finish line at 59:15 minutes and with this time he was third on the world's annual best list and 33rd on the all-time best list for finished the half marathon .

Personal bests

10 km (road): 27:46 min, Prague , September 5, 2015.
Half marathon : 59:14 min, Ústí half marathon, Ústí nad Labem / Czech Republic, September 16, 2017 49th place in the all-time world best list (as of March 22, 2020)
Marathon : 2:07:58 min, Paris, Paris Marathon , April 18, 2019

successes

2017: 59:14 min, 1st place, Ústí half marathon, Ústí nad Labem / Czech Republic, September 16, 2017 (course record)
2016: 59:15 min, 1st place, Ústí half marathon, Ústí nad Labem / Czech Republic, September 17, 2016.
2016: 60:30 min, 1st place, Budweis Half Marathon (Budejovice Half Marathon) / Czech Republic, June 4, 2016.
2016: 60:46 min, 1st place, Adana Kurtuluş Yarı Maratonu , Adana / Turkey , January 5th, 2016 (course record ).

2015: 60:51 min, 1st place, Adana Kurtuluş Yarı Maratonu, Adana / Turkey, January 4th, 2015.

2014: 63:12 min, 1st place, Nairobi Half Marathon , Nairobi, October 26, 2014.

Annual bests

10 km (road)

2016: 28:04 min, Ústí nad Labem, September 17, 2016
2015: 27:46 min, Prague, September 5, 2015

15 km (road)

2016: 41:59 min, Ústí nad Labem, September 17, 2016
2015: 43:16 min, Ústí nad Labem, September 12, 2015

half marathon

2018: 1:00:25 min, Ústí nad Labem, September 15, 2018 (2nd place behind Stephen Kiprop (59:41 min))
2017: 59:14 min, Ústí nad Labem, September 16, 2017
2016: 59:15 min, Ústí nad Labem, September 17, 2016
2015: 60:51 min, Adana / Turkey, January 4th, 2015

marathon

2019: 2:07:58 min, Paris, Paris Marathon , April 18, 2019 (5th place out of 35181 runners)
2018: 2:08:42 min, Seoul , JoongAng Seoul Marathon , November 4th, 2018
2017: 2:13:06 min, Ljubljana , Ljubljana Marathon , October 29, 2017

Web links

Barselius Kipyego in the database of World Athletics (English)
World best half marathon, as of February 8, 2020

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Kipyego, Barselius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Kenyan long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH	July 23, 1993

[1] Report from the half marathon , from iaaf.org, September 17, 2016. (English)

[2] report Kipyegos victory in Usti nad Labem, taken: 22 March 2020

[3] Event report by Jörg Valentin (duration): Stephen Kiprop runs top time in Ústí nad Labem (Aussig) , taken from: March 22, 2020

[4] report Ayumba Ayodi (Daily Nation) Kipyego in course record win in Czech over the course of the race, September 18, 207, taken: 22 March 2020