Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio
Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio (born May 16, 1989 in Kapchumba , Nandi County ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner .
Career
With a time of 58:46 minutes for the half marathon , he is the fourth fastest man in the all-time world rankings. In the world rankings of 10,000 meter runners, he is 40th with a best time of under 27 minutes (26:54 min / 2011) (as of October 2016).
In 2007 he won bronze at the junior races of the World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa and in 2008 at the Junior World Championships in Beijing bronze over 5000 meters .
His first big success in the adult field was a sixth place at the 2009 World Cross Country Championships in Amman . In 2010 he finished eighth in the Lisbon Half Marathon , fourth over 10,000 m at the African Athletics Championships in Nairobi , set a course record in the Philadelphia Half Marathon and came second in the Porto Half Marathon .
In 2011 he won fourth place at the Cross Country World Championships in Punta Umbría, winning the Stramilano and the 25 km from Berlin . In the fall, he ran the fastest time on US soil in the Philadelphia Half Marathon with 58:46 minutes and came tenth in the New York City Marathon .
In 2012 he won the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon and finished tenth in the Boston Marathon . On July 25, 2012, he was found to be an anabolic steroid and was banned from doping for two years. He spoke about his suspension in the ARD documentary Confession: Kenya's top runner Kisorio talks about doping .
Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio is 1.78 m and weighs 64 kg. He is the fourth of seven children of the long-distance runner Some Muge , who in 1983 became the first Kenyan to win a medal at the World Cross Country Championships. His coach is Claudio Berardelli and his manager is Federico Rosa.
Personal bests
- 3000 m : 7: 34.29 min, September 6, 2009, Rieti
- 5000 m : 12: 57.83 min, June 4th 2010, Oslo
- 10,000 m : 26: 54.25 min, June 3, 2011, Eugene
- Half marathon : 58:46 min, September 18, 2011, Philadelphia
- 25 km road race : 1:12:13 h, May 8, 2011, Berlin
- Marathon : 2:04:53 h, December 2nd, 2018, Valencia
Web links
- Mathew Kisorio in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ letsrun.com: 2010 Rock 'N' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon: Matthew Kisorio Slays Gebre Gebremariam As Ryan Hall Struggles . September 19, 2010
- ^ IAAF: Kisorio wins 40th edition of Stramilano Half Marathon in 60:03 ( Memento from April 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). March 27, 2011
- ↑ IAAF: Kisorio blazes 58:46 at Philadelphia Half Marathon, fourth fastest ever ( Memento of 24 September 2011 at the Internet Archive ). September 18, 2011
- ^ IAAF: Convincing wins for Kisorio and Gelana in Marugame . 5th February 2012
- ↑ Olympia ARD: Doping top runner from Kenya admits doping in ARD , August 8, 2012
- ↑ Olympia ARD: Confession: Kenya's top runner Kisorio talks about doping , from August 8, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kisorio, Mathew Kipkoech |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kapchumba , Kenya |