Dennis kimetto biography
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- Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (born 22 January 1984) is a Kenyan long distance runner who competes in road running events.
- Dennis Kipruto Kimetto is a Kenyan long distance runner who competes in road running events.
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Dennis Kipruto Kimetto
Kenyan long-distance runner
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (born 22 January 1984) is a Kenyan long distance runner who competes in road running events. He was the world record holder in the men's marathon with a time of 2 hours 2 minutes 57 seconds, a record which he held until Eliud Kipchoge broke it in 2018 with a time of 2:01:39.[3]
Career
Hailing from Eldoret and part of a training group including Geoffrey Mutai,[4] Kimetto's first major win came in the half marathon section of the Nairobi Marathon in 2011. Running as Dennis Koech, he topped the podium in a time of 1:01:30.[5] He quickly rose into the global running elite in his first outings outside of Kenya. At the RAK Half Marathon he defeated a field including Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich to win the race in 60:40 minutes.[4] His age was misreported as ten years younger, and his following run of 59:14 minutes to win the Berlin Half Marathon in April was briefly considered a world junior best.[6] An erroneous passport was the cause of both the age
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Dennis Kimetto's Marathon World Record By the Numbers
Earlier today Dennis Kimetto ran 2:02:57 at the Berlin Marathon to break the world record and become the first person in history to go under 2:03 on any course. Here are a few fun facts in the wake of Kimetto's mark.
Kimetto's average pace per mile: 4:41.5
Kimetto's average pace per 5K: 14:34.9
Kimetto's average pace for one lap of a standard outdoor track: 69.93 seconds
Kimetto's time at halfway: 61:45
Kimetto's split for his second half marathon: 61:12
Kimetto's 5K split from 30K to 35K: 14:10
Number of times the men's world record has been broken since 2002: 6
Number of those new records set in Berlin: 6
Number of times Emmanuel Mutai has broken a course record while finishing second to Kimetto: 2
Number of times Mutai has finished second at a World Marathon Majors race since 2009: 7
Number of Americans whose marathon PR on record-eligible course would have been within a mile of Kimetto: 2 (Khalid Khannouchi and Ryan Hall)
Number of Americans who have run half marathon on record-eligibl
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Dennis Kipruto Kimetto
ATHLETE
1984 - Today
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (born 22 January 1984) is a Kenyan long distance runner who competes in road running events. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Kipruto Kimetto has received more than 254,986 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Kipruto Kimetto is the 2,273rd most popular athlete (down from 1,500th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 29th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Kenyan Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Dennis Kipruto Kimetto ranks 2,273 out of 6,025. Before him are Irina Nazarova, Michael Wenden, Óscar Cristi, Luis Álvarez, Finn Pedersen, and Piet Kleine. After him are Hannu Siitonen, Douglas Lowe, Daniel Frank, Willi Horn, Yevgeniya Polyakova, and Mikl
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