Bernard Kipyego

Bernard Kiprop Kipyego (born 16 July 1986 in Keiyo District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.

Kipyego's first international highlight came as a junior at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he took the silver medal in the junior race to form a Kenyan sweep of the medals, alongside Augustine Choge and Barnabas Kosgei.[1] At the 2007 World Cross Country Championships he won the bronze medal in the senior race, while the Kenyan team of which he was a part won the team competition. In 2008 he finished tenth individually, and won another team gold medal. He also competed at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final that year, taking eighth place in the 5000 metres on the track.[2]

Kipyego won the 10-mile Great South Run competition, taking the title with a time of 46:42. He won the 2009 Berlin Half Marathon by timing 59:34, and was third at the World 10K Bangalore that year.[3] It was his debut half marathon.[4] He competed at the 2009 World Championships, finishing 5th in the 10,000 metres race. He won the silver medal at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Kipyego made his marathon debut in 2010 at the Rotterdam Marathon and finished fifth in a time of 2:07:01.[5] He was runner-up at the Lille Half Marathon in September, losing out on the title to Wilson Kiprop by one second.[6] This served as his preparation for the 2010 Berlin Marathon, where he ran a time of 2:08:50 for sixth place[7]

His first outing of 2011 came at the RAK Half Marathon and he took second place with a sub-hour clocking of 59:45 minutes.[8] He approached his best time at the 2011 Paris Marathon, where he was the runner-up behind Benjamin Kiptoo.[9]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event
2005 World Cross Country Championships St Etienne, France 2nd Junior race
2007 World Cross Country Championships Mombasa, Kenya 3rd Long race
1st Team
2008 World Cross Country Championships Edinburgh, Scotland 10th Long race
1st Team
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 9th 5000 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 5th 10,000 m
World Half Marathon Championshipss Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd Half marathon

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ Gains, Paul (2005-03-25). Kenyan perfection, large crowds and hot temperatures – Junior Men’s Race Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-14.
  2. ^ Kipyego, Bernard. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-14.
  3. ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-05-31). Merga and Mergia take thrilling 10km victories in Bangalore. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-09.
  4. ^ IAAF, April 5, 2009: In debut, Kipyego takes Berlin Half Marathon in 59:34
  5. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2010-04-11). Makau storms 2:04:48 in Rotterdam. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-11.
  6. ^ Ramsak, Bob (2010-09-06). Fast Half Marathon debut for F. Kiplagat in Lille. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-07.
  7. ^ Butcher, Pat (2010-09-26). Makau and Kebede triumph in rainy Berlin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-14.
  8. ^ Hutchings, Tim (2011-02-18). Keitany smashes Half Marathon World record in Ras Al Khaimah - UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-18.
  9. ^ Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2011-04-10). Fast Kenyan sweep by Kiptoo and Jeptoo at Paris Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-14.

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