Dennis Kipruto Kimetto
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto 
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 Kenya
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| birthday | 22nd January 1984 (age 36) |
| place of birth | Kapsisiywa, Kenya |
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| discipline | Long distance running |
| Best performance | 2:02:57 h (marathon) |
| status | active |
| last change: September 16, 2018 | |
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (also Dennis Kipruto Koech ; born January 22, 1984 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in road running and lives in Kapngetuny. With 2:02:57 hours until 2018, he held the world record in the marathon that he set at the 2014 Berlin Marathon .
Career
Dennis Kimetto grew up in Kapngetuny with four brothers and three sisters. He worked on his parents' farm before starting running at the age of 24 at the invitation of Geoffrey Mutai in the training camp run by Dutch manager Gerard van de Veen.
In 2011 he won the half marathon of the Nairobi Marathon .
When he started abroad for the first time on February 17, 2012, he won the highly endowed RAK half marathon . At the Berlin half marathon he triumphed on April 1, 2012 over the reigning half marathon world champion Wilson Kiprop . His winning time of 59:14 min would have been the best time in the junior world; However, when checking his passport it turned out that it was not made out in the name Koech, under which he had previously competed, but in the name of Dennis Kipruto Kimetto, and that the year of birth there was 1984 and not the year given by management as 1994 was registered. One month later Kimetto won the 25 km from Berlin in the world record time of 1:11:18 h. On September 30th, he also made his marathon debut in Berlin. His time of 2:04:16, with which he finished second, was the second fastest ever in a debut.
In 2013 he won the Tokyo Marathon in 2:06:50 h and the Chicago Marathon , in which he was only 22 seconds over the world record with 2:03:45 h.
After having to abandon the Boston Marathon in April 2014 because of muscle problems in his thigh, he ran the Berlin Marathon in a world record time (2:02:57 hours) and was the first person to run under 2:03:00 hours. His world record lasted until September 16, 2018 and was undercut by Eliud Kipchoge on that day .
Personal bests
- 10,000 m : 28: 30.0 min, July 16, 2011, Nairobi
- 15 km road run : 42:57 min, February 17, 2012, Ras Al Khaimah
- 20 km road run : 57:25 min, February 17, 2012, Ras Al Khaimah
- Half marathon : 59:14 min, April 1, 2012, Berlin
- 25 km road race : 1:11:18 h, May 6, 2012, Berlin (WR)
- 30 km road race : 1:27:38 h, September 28, 2014, Berlin
- Marathon : 2:02:57 h, September 28, 2014, Berlin (former world record)
Web links
- Dennis Kipruto Kimetto in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at Tilastopaja OY
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Fuchs: 18-year-old Dennis Koech beats Wilson Kiprop . In: Leichtathletik.de. April 1, 2012
- ^ IAAF: Koech and Ongori prevail in heated battles in Berlin Half ( Memento of April 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). April 1, 2012
- ↑ Helmut Winter: A bad April Fool's joke at the Berlin Half Marathon ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: German Road Races . April 11, 2012
- ^ Jan-Henner Reitze: World record by Dennis Kimetto in Berlin . In: Leichtathletik.de. May 6, 2012
- ^ IAAF: Kimetto breaks 25km World record in Berlin . May 6, 2012
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kimetto, Dennis Kipruto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koech, Dennis Kipruto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22nd 1984 |