Timothy Kiplagat
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 September 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
Timothy Kiplagat Ronoh (born 18 September 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes the marathon.
He finished 14th in the marathon race at the 2023 World Championships.[1] Kiplagat finished second at the 2024 Tokyo Marathon with a personal best time of 2:02:55.[2] This made him the seventh fastest person ever in the event. His 25K split was also the third fastest ever recorded for the distance.[3] He also won the 2022 Abu Dhabi Marathon and the 2023 Saint Silvester Road Race and held the course record for the Melbourne Marathon until broken on October 11, 2026 by 2 seconds by Eliud Kipchoge.[4][5]
Kiplagat was a training partner and friend of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum.[6][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Timothy Kiplagat at World Athletics
- ↑ "Tokyo Marathon 2024: All results and times - complete list". olympics.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ↑ "Timothy Kiplagat Tokyo Marathon 2024 Result". marathon.tokyo. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- 1 2 "Timothy Kiplagat: From Almost Quitting to Finishing Second". The Kenya Times. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ↑ "Eliud Kipchoge, 41, Breaks Course Record at Melbourne Marathon". bbc.com. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Kenyans Praise Kelvin Kiptum's Friend Timothy Kiplagat for Bagging Silver in Tokyo Marathon". tuko.co.ke. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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