Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei
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Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei (born 20 January 1986) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running competitions.
One of his first international competitions was the Outer Banks Half Marathon in 2007, where he finished first in 1:02:34.[1] The following year he ran at the 2008 World's Best 10K in Puerto Rico where he recorded a time of 28:13 for sixth place.[2] He finished second at the Reims Marathon later that year. He returned to Puerto Rico in 2009 and improved upon his past performance, running a personal best of 27:49 for fourth place behind Wilson Kipsang.[3]
Kosgei greatly improved his half marathon best at the Berlin Half Marathon, running 59:36 and finished just two seconds behind the winner Bernard Kipyego.[4] Shortly after, he took part in the London 10,000 and took second place behind Mo Farah.[5] He was given the task of pacemaker at the 2009 Berlin Marathon later that year and he led Haile Gebrselassie up to the 32 km mark.[6] He started 2010 at the Lisbon Half Marathon but his time of 1:01:57 was only enough for ninth and some distance off the winner Zersenay Tadese, who set a world record.[7] At the BIG 25 Berlin race in May, he established himself in elite road running by winning in a world record time for the 25K – his mark of 1:11:50 knocked almost a full minute off Paul Malakwen Kosgei's former world best. Mary Keitany also set a world record in the women's section, making it the first time that two 25K world records had been set at the same race.[8]
Personal bests
| Event | Time (h:m:s) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 kilometres | 27:49 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1 March 2009 |
| Half marathon | 59:36 | Berlin, Germany | 5 April 2009 |
| 25 kilometres | 1:11:50 WR | Berlin, Germany | 9 May 2010 |
| Marathon | 2:07:07 | Košice, Slovak Republic | 8 May 2011 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
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External links
- Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei profile at IAAF
