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Kelvin Kiptum, the men’s marathon world record holder, has died aged 24 in a road accident in Kenya.. Kiptum and his Rwandese coach Garvais Hakizimana died in the collision, confirmed Abbott ...
Kelvin Kiptum Cheruiyot (2 December 1999 – 11 February 2024) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who currently holds the marathon world record. As of 2024 [update] , he ran three of the seven fastest marathons in history [ 5 ] and was ranked first among the world's men's marathon runners.
Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach died in a car crash in Kenya late Sunday, a fellow athlete who went to the hospital and saw Kiptum's body said. Kiptum and his Rwandan ...
Kelvin Kiptum, the 2023 winner of the London Marathon and the world marathon record holder, was killed in a car accident on Sunday while driving in Kaptagat, Kenya. He was 24.According to The ...
The tragedy struck only 13 months after Kiptum burst onto the marathon scene with a 2:01:53 win in his debut at the 2022 Valencia Marathon. He later improved his best to a course-record 2:01:25 at ...
Nearly four months after setting the world record for the fastest marathon ever recorded, Kelvin Kiptum died at the age of 24 in a car crash, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya announced late ...
Marathon world record progression. The late Kelvin Kiptum during his world record run at the 2023 Chicago marathon with 2:00:35. Mary Keitany during her women-only world record run at the 2017 London Marathon with 2:17:01. World records in the marathon are ratified by World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport of athletics ...
The wreckage of the vehicle in which Kenya's marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach were killed in a traffic accident near the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, Kenya on February 12.