KELVIN KIPTUM BIOGRAPHY: AGE, NEWS, RECORD, ACCIDENT S DEATH.
Kiptum was the third man ever to break 2:02 in the marathon records
Kelvin Kiptum Cheruiyot was born on 2 December 1999 and died on 11 February 2024.
He was a Kenyan long-distance runner and the marathon world record holder when he died.
He ran three of the seven fastest marathons in history and was ranked first among the world's men's marathon runners.
Kiptum won all three marathons he ran, including two top-tier World Marathon Majors (WMM) between December 2022 and October 2023. His times were three of the seven fastest marathon times,setting a course record of less than 2 hours 2 minutes in each race.
Kiptum ran the fastest-ever marathon debut at the 2022 Valencia Marathon, becoming only the third man in history to break two hours and two minutes and setting the then-fourth-quickest time ever.
He followed it up four months later with the second-fastest marathon in history at 2:01:25, 16 seconds outside the world record, at the 2023 London Marathon (WMM). [9] At the 2023 Chicago Marathon six months later in October 2023, he broke the world record by 34 seconds with a time of 2:00:35, a mark ratified on 6 February 2024—five days before his death—by the international track federation World Athletics. [10]
Early life
According to World Athletics, Kelvin Kiptum was born on 2 December 1999 – however, LetsRun.com reported that Kiptum once said he was born in 1996, noting that he had a 7-year-old son at the time of his death.
He grew up in Chepsamo village, Chepkorio, a high-altitude (~2,600 m) area in Elgeyo-Marakwet County of Kenya's Rift Valley.
He was the only child of Samson Cheruiyot and his wife.
As a young boy, he herded his family's cattle and began following other barefoot runners along the forest trails.[citation needed]Kiptum started training around 2013 when he was 13 years old.
Career
In 2013, at the age of 13, Kiptum participated in his first half marathon, the Family Bank Eldoret Half Marathon in his native Kenya, finishing 10th; he placed 12th the following year.
In 2018, he finished first with time of 62:01 He was self-coached at the time.
In March 2019, Kiptum participated in his first international race, the Lisbon Half Marathon, finishing fifth with a new personal record (59:54).
He participated in six other races that year touring north and west Europe, winning the Kass Half Marathon in his home country of Kenya in November 2019.
In 2020, Kiptum started working with Rwandan 3000 metres steeplechase record holder Gervais Hakizimana as a coach, although Kiptum supposedly had periodically trained alongside other youths with him since 2013.
Since about 2020, he was already preparing for the marathon.
In December of that year, the then-21-year-old set a significant personal best in the Spanish Valencia Half Marathon marathon at 58:42, placing sixth. In 2021, he ran 59:35 and 59:02 half marathons in Lens, Pas-de-Calais (placing first), and Valencia again (placing eighth), respectively.
Personal life
Kiptum was married to Asenath Cheruto Rotich, with whom he had two children. [30][31]
Some Interesting Facts
- 23-year-old Kelvin broke the world record by 34 seconds with a time of two hours and 35 seconds.
- Kelvin grew up in an athletic family.
- His father was a former runner, and his mother was a volleyball player.
2022: Third man ever to break 2:02 in the marathon
In December, 23-year-old Kiptum pulled off an upset when debuting in the classic 42.195 km distance at the Valencia Marathon.
Running with a negative split, he took the victory with the fourth-fastest time ever of 2:01:53, becoming the third man in history to break two hours and two minutes.
Only his compatriot and then-world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele had run faster up to that point. Kiptum set the quickest second half in marathon history with a time of 60:15 (including 14:00 from 30–35k and 28:05 between 30–40k).
His winning time was by far the fastest marathon debut in history, smashing the course record by over a minute.
He also beat the runner-up by more than a minute and the 2022 world marathon champion Tamirat Tola, the pre-race favorite, among others.
2023: Second-best ever followed by world record performances
Setting the world record at the Chicago Marathon in 2023
In April 2023, Kiptum set the course record at the London Marathon (2:01:25), 16 seconds slower than the world record but 72 seconds faster than Kipchoge's course record (2:02:37).
On 8 October 2023, Kiptum set the new world record at the Chicago Marathon (2:00:35), 34 seconds off the previous record set at the 2022 Berlin Marathon.
Training regimen
Following Kiptum's record-breaking performance in October 2023, his coach provided insight into the athlete's training regimen. Gervais Hakizimana stated that Kiptum logged 250 to 280 km (155 to 173 mi) per week in the lead-up to that year's London Marathon in April.
His routine regularly featured daily morning runs spanning 25–28 km, track or fartlek workouts on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and intense long runs of 30–40 km at close to marathon pace on Thursdays and Sundays. [2][28] He trained alternately in the high-altitude areas of Chepkorio and the nearby Kerio Valley (800–1,200 m) before the Chicago Marathon. [29]
Kelvin Kiptum Net Worth
Kevlin Kiptum's net worth is approximately $ 5 million (at the of time death).
Kelvin Kiptum Shoes
Kiptum finished the 2023 Chicago Marathon in an unofficial time of 2:00:35. He broke defending champion Eliud Kipchoge’s world record of 2:01:09. He competed in the new Nike Dev 163 prototype shoes, which are allowed under World Athletics standards. Nike verified that they are the Alpha Fly 3, which will be available in January 2024.
Death and reactions
At 11:00 pm local time on 11 February 2024, Kiptum died in a road traffic accident near Kaptagat, Kenya, in which his coach Gervais Hakizimana also died. [32][33][34][35] Local police stated that Kiptum lost control of his car and veered off the road, before entering a ditch and colliding with a tree. [36][37] Four men who had visited him that day about a contract for running shoes were subsequently detained for questioning concerning Kiptum's death.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe remarked: "On behalf of all World Athletics, we send our deepest condolences to their families, friends, teammates, and the Kenyan nation. It was only earlier this week in Chicago, the place where Kelvin set his extraordinary marathon world record, that I was able to officially ratify his historic time. An incredible athlete leaving an incredible legacy, we will miss him dearly."[40]
Former marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge said: "I am deeply saddened by the tragic passing of the Marathon World record holder and rising star Kelvin Kiptum. An athlete who had a whole life ahead of him to achieve incredible greatness. I offer my deepest condolences to his young family. May God comfort you during this trying time."[40] Kenyan President William Ruto stated: "Kelvin Kiptum was a star. Arguably one of the world's finest sportsmen who broke barriers to secure a marathon record."[40] He later ordered a house to be built for Kiptum's family, to be completed within a 40-day mourning period.
Achievements
Information from World Athletics profile and rankings. [11] Note that personal bests are given with their current status while statuses and positions on the all-time top list shown in the competition record section are provided as of the date they were achieved. Course record statuses according to sources cited in the article.
Personal bests
Surface
Event
Time
Place
Date
Notes
28:27.87
Stockholm, Sweden
4 May 2021
28:17
Utrecht, Netherlands
6 October 2019
58:42
Valencia, Spain
6 December 2020
2:00:35
Chicago, United States
8 October 2023
Marathons
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Time
Notes
2022
Valencia, Spain
1st
Elite Platinum marathon
PB CR, 4th performance all time (WR 44 s+)
2023
London, United Kingdom
1st
PB CR, 2nd performance all time (WR 16 s+)
Chicago, United States
1st
World Marathon Majors Series timeline
2023
(Series XV)
–
–
1st
–
1st
–
Series standing
Winner
50 pts
Notes
- ^ As of October 2023, there were two faster marathon marks in history, albeit both achieved in over-assisted closed time trials and not in an open competition, thus ineligible to be ratified as a world record. Kiptum's compatriot Eliud Kipchoge ran 2:00:25 at the Breaking2 trial in 2017 and 1:59:40.2 at the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in 2019. Both events were not conducted under the rules of the IAAF, a governing body for the sport of athletics, due to the lack of open competition, the presence of interchangeable pacemakers, and the delivery of hydration on a bicycle, among others. Both races made use of a large number of rotating pacemakers, 30 in the first and 35 in the second attempt, who in smaller groups (6-pacer triangle formation and 7-pacer inverse-V formation, respectively) took turns fresh-footed during each race.
References
1. ^ Jump up to a b "Tilastopaja Oy Track and field statistics | Kelvin Kiptum". Tilastopaja. eu. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
2. ^ Jump up to a b c Gremmel, Robin (8 October 2023). "Kiptum's Coach Fears Intense Training Will Shorten Record Career". Barron's. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b "Marathon: Gervais Hakizimana, galérien du bitume et coach du nouveau roi Kelvin Kiptum". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
4. ^ "World Rankings | Men's Marathon (Half Marathon-25km-30km)". Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
5. ^ "Marathon Men". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. n.d. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
6. ^ "Men's Marathon (Half Marathon-25km-30km)". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
7. ^ Douglas, Scott (3 February 2024). "Here's How Fast the World's Best Marathoners Can Run". Runner's World. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
8. ^ Jump up to a b Rathborn, Jack (4 December 2022). "Amane Beriso and Kelvin Kiptum pull off surprise wins in blazing times at Valencia Marathon". The Independent. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
9. ^ Jump up to a b c d "London Marathon 2023: Can Kelvin Kiptum be 'Kipchoge 2.0'?". BBC Sport. 25 April 2023. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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