Paul Kiprop Kirui
Paul Kiprop Kirui (born February 5, 1980 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon .
In 2002 he won the Humarathon and was tenth at the World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels . The following year he came second in the Humarathon and won the Berlin Half Marathon .
In 2004, after victories at Roma - Ostia and the Berlin Half Marathon, he won the title at the World Half Marathon Championships in New Delhi . In the New York City Marathon he came in eighth place.
In 2005 he finished seventh in the Lisbon half marathon and second in the Milan marathon .
The following year he was runner-up at the Rotterdam Marathon , the Udine Half Marathon and the JoongAng Seoul Marathon . In 2007 he finished second in the Seoul International Marathon and fourth in the Amsterdam Marathon , and in 2008, after finishing fifth in Rotterdam, he won a triumph in Amsterdam.
In 2009 he finished second in the Rome Marathon and in 2010 third in the Seoul International Marathon. In 2011 a seventh place in the Xiamen Marathon and an eighth place in the Vienna City Marathon was followed by a victory in the Brussels Marathon . In 2012 he finished sixth in the Madrid Marathon .
Personal bests
- 10,000 m : 28: 20.98 min, June 22, 2002, Nairobi
- Half marathon : 1:00:18 h, September 24, 2006, Udine
- Marathon: 2:06:44 h, April 9, 2006, Rotterdam
Web links
- Paul Kirui in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
Footnotes
- ↑ IAAF: Strong winds and snow cannot stop Kenyan romp in Berlin Half Marathon ( Memento of the original from February 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . April 6, 2003
- ^ IAAF: Kirui runs 60:22 Half Marathon, as the runners beat the snow in Rome . February 29, 2004
- ^ IAAF: Kirui and Chepchumba win Berlin Half Marathon . April 4, 2004
- ^ IAAF: Kirui takes gold as Kenya wins back World Half Marathon Team Title in New Delhi . October 3, 2004
- ^ IAAF: Kirui 2:07 and Cheromei 2:25 debut - Double Kenyan victory in Amsterdam . October 19, 2008
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kirui, Paul Kiprop |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kirui, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th February 1980 |