Elijah Mbogo
Elijah Mbogo (* 1988 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in road running.
In 2007 he won the Tübingen city run . In the Route du Vin , he finished sixth, the half-marathon competition of Reims à toutes jambes fourth. He was hired as a pacemaker for the Singapore Marathon , but he decided to run through and won his debut over the 42.195 km distance.
In 2008 he finished fifth in the 20 van Alphen .
Elijah Mbogo's older brother David Chepkwony Kiptanui is also successful as a marathon runner.
Personal bests
- 20 km road run: 57:44 min, March 9, 2008, Alphen aan den Rijn
- Half marathon: 1:01:40 h, October 21, 2007, Reims
- Marathon : 2:14:23 h, December 2, 2007, Singapore
Web links
- Elijah Mbogo in the database of World Athletics (English)
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Pacemaker Mbogo steals Singapore Marathon victory ( Memento from December 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). December 2, 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mbogo, Elijah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1988 |