Eliyah Kiptoo
Eliyah Kiptoo 
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 Kenya
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| birthday | June 9, 1986 |
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| Trainer | Klaus Bergmann |
| status | active |
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| last change: August 16, 2010 | |
Eliyah Kiptoo (born June 9, 1986 ) is a Kenyan biathlete and former athlete .
Eliyah Kiptoo was a cross-country skier on the B national athletics team in Kenya, but was unable to prevail over the world class athletes in the long term. He ran times in the range of 3:40 minutes over 1500 m and 13:40 over 5000 m. On the initiative of the German trainer Klaus Bergmann , he switched to biathlon and started training in Oberhof in 2009 . Together with his compatriot Titus Rotich , Kiptoo took part in the 2010 Summer Biathlon European Championships in Osrblie . Despite ten shooting errors - he hit with no shot - Kiptoo achieved a remarkable result with 14th place. In the pursuit, he fell back to 18th place. Of 20 possible hits, he managed only one here.
Web links
- Eliyah Kiptoo in the database of the IBU (English)
- Kenyans Make Debut in Osrblie Biathlon (Engl.)
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| SURNAME | Kiptoo, Eliyah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kiptoo, Elijah; Kiptao, Elijah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan biathlete and former track and field athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1986 |