Francis Kiprop (marathon runner, 1982)
Francis Kiprop (born June 4, 1982 ) is a Kenyan running track runner who specializes in the marathon .
In 2006 he was eighth in the Paris marathon in 2:10:40 h and seventh in the Amsterdam marathon . The following year he finished third in the CPC Loop Den Haag and improved to 2:09:49 in eleventh in the Amsterdam Marathon.
In 2008 he finished fourth at the Seoul International Marathon in 2:08:30 h, set a course record at the half marathon Carinthia runs with 1:00:59 h and was tenth at the Berlin Marathon . In 2009 he finished eighth in the Rome marathon and second in the Berlin marathon, and in 2010 sixth in the Rotterdam marathon .
In 2011, a third place in the Madrid Marathon was followed by a victory in the Beijing Marathon .
Personal bests
- 3000 m : 7: 46.13 min, June 16, 2002, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
- 5000 m : 13: 05.81 min, July 16, 2002, Stockholm
- 10,000 m : 27: 36.78 min, August 30, 2002, Brussels
- 10 km road run : 27:49 min, December 11, 2002, Doha
- Half marathon : 1:00:17 h, March 17, 2007, The Hague
- Marathon: 2:07:04 h, September 20, 2009, Berlin
Web links
- Francis Kiprop in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on the World Marathon Majors website
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Kiprop and Wei Xiaojie triumph in Beijing . October 16, 2011
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| SURNAME | Kiprop, Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan running track runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th June 1982 |