Stephen Kiogora
Stephen Kiogora also Baba Kiogora (born November 10, 1974 ) is a Kenyan marathon runner .
In 2003 he took third place in the Cologne Marathon . In 2004 he took part in the Boston Marathon as a pacemaker for his training partner Timothy Cherigat . While Cherigat won the race, Kiogora decided to run through and finished fourth. In the same year he ran, now on his own, as seventh of the Chicago Marathon with 2:09:21 his best time.
In December 2005 he won the Las Vegas Marathon , in 2006 he finished second in the New York City Marathon and in 2007 third in the Boston Marathon .
Stephen "Baba" Kiogora is the first internationally successful runner from the city of Meru , which lies northeast of the Mount Kenya massif . He trains with Dieter Hogen's KIMbia group. He is employed in the Kenyan army and owns a small coffee farm.
Web links
- Stephen Kiogora in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Athlete portrait on the World Marathon Majors website
- Athlete portrait on the KIMbia website
- Interview on mensracing.com , October 2006
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| SURNAME | Kiogora, Stephen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1974 |