Luke Kibet
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| Gold | 2007 Osaka | Marathon | |
Luke Kibet (born 12 April 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He is from Kaplelach village, Uasin Gishu District. Famed Kenyan runners Samson Kitur and Noah Ngeny come from the same area [1] He was raised in Eldoret, and originally specialized in the steeplechase. He took up marathon in 2004 and reached the international level in this event. He currently does most of his training at Moses Tanui's training camp in Kaptagat.
He won the gold medal at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in a time of 2:15:59 hours. It was the first Kenyan marathon victory at the World Championships since Douglas Wakiihuri in 1987.
His personal best time is 2:08:52 hours, achieved in October 2005 in Eindhoven. In the half marathon his personal best time is 1:00:43 hours, achieved in September 2006 in Rotterdam.
On October 28, 2007 he won the Great South Run 10-mile race in Portsmouth, England [2].
During the 2007-08 riots in Kenya, Kibet was attacked by a mob and hurt heavily by a stone, which hit his head.[3]
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Luke Kibet
- Butcher, Pat. "Kibet's Osaka gold: a shock Marathon win for Kenya?", IAAF.org, 25 August 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-25.
- ^ Daily Nation, September 04, 2007: Home coming party for marathon hero
- ^ IAAF, October 28, 2007: Kibet, Cheruiyot take Great South Run titles
- ^ IAAF: World champion Luke Kibet offers a beacon of hope for troubled Kenya, February 12, 2008
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Preceded by Lahoussine Mrikik |
Vienna Men's Marathon Winner 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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