Gilbert Yegon
Gilbert Yegon (born 26 January 1988)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races.
He began taking part in road races in 2008, and he ran a time of 1:02:43 at the Nairobi Half Marathon for third place. He entered the Berlin Half Marathon the following year and improved his time to 1:01:26, finishing in twelfth place.[2] In September 2009, he ran at the Rotterdam Half Marathon but was three minutes behind the winner Sammy Kitwara, having run 1:02:00 for fourteenth place.[3] He stepped up to make his marathon debut at the 2009 Amsterdam Marathon and scored his first major victory. In one of the fastest ever debuts, he ran a time of 2:06:18 to break Haile Gebrselassie's four-year-old course record.[4]
He ran at the 20 van Alphen in March 2010 and finished in third place, behind Bernard Chepkok and Dejene Yirdaw, but recorded a 20 km best time of 58:56.[5] He came 22nd at the 2010 Boston Marathon and fared better at the 2010 Berlin Marathon, taking eighth place in 2:10:34 hours. He did not compete in 2011 but returned to competition at the 2012 Vienna Marathon with a runner-up performance in 2:07:38 hours.[6]
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Kenya | ||||
2009 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 2:06:18 |
2010 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 22nd | 2:21:12 |
2012 | Vienna Marathon | Vienna, Austria | 2nd | 2:07:38 |
Personal bests
Event | Time (h:m:s) | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|
10 km | 28:18 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 13 September 2009 |
20 km | 58:56 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | 7 March 2010 |
Half marathon | 1:01:26 | Berlin, Germany | 5 April 2009 |
Marathon | 2:06:18 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 18 October 2009 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
Competition record
- 2008 Nairobi Half Marathon – 3rd
References
- ^ Gilbert Yegon Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. Volare Sports. Retrieved on 2010-04-30.
- ^ Wenig, Jörg (2009-04-05). In debut, Kipyego takes Berlin Half Marathon in 59:34. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-30.
- ^ van Hemert, Wim (2009-09-13). Kitwara blazes 58:58 in Rotterdam. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-30.
- ^ van Hemert, Wim (2009-10-18). Another sizzling debut - 2:06:18 by Yegon in Amsterdam to break Gebrselassie's course record. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-30.
- ^ Keniaan Chepkok wint 20 van Alphen (in Dutch). NuSport (2010-03-07). Retrieved on 2010-04-30.
- ^ Wenig, Jorg (2012-04-15). Sugut runs 2:06:58 while Tola defends; Haile beats Paula in chase in Vienna. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-21.
External links
- Gilbert Yegon at World Athletics
- marathoninfo
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- 1975: Jørgen Jensen (DEN)
- 1976: Karel Lismont (BEL)
- 1977: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1978: cancelled
- 1979: Ferenc Szekeres (HUN)
- 1980: Gerard Nijboer (NED)
- 1981: Ferenc Szekeres (HUN)
- 1982: Cor Vriend (NED)
- 1983: Cor Vriend (NED)
- 1984: Gerard Nijboer (NED)
- 1985: Jose Reveyn (BEL)
- 1986: William Vanhuylenbroek (BEL)
- 1987: John Burra (TAN)
- 1988–89: Gerard Nijboer (NED)
- 1990: Zerehune Gizaw (ETH)
- 1991: Tesfaye Tafa (ETH)
- 1992: Inocencio Miranda (MEX)
- 1993: Kenichi Suzuki (JPN)
- 1994: Tesfaye Eticha (ETH)
- 1995: Hisayuki Okawa (JPN)
- 1996: Joseph Chebet (KEN)
- 1997–98: Sammy Korir (KEN)
- 1999: Fred Kiprop (KEN)
- 2000: Francisco Javier Cortés (ESP)
- 2001: Driss El Himer (FRA)
- 2002: Benjamin Kimutai (KEN)
- 2003: William Kipsang (KEN)
- 2004: Robert Cheboror (KEN)
- 2005: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
- 2006: Solomon Busendich (KEN)
- 2007: Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (KEN)
- 2008: Paul Kirui (KEN)
- 2009: Gilbert Yegon (KEN)
- 2010: Getu Feleke (ETH)
- 2011–13: Wilson Chebet (KEN)
- 2014–15: Bernard Kipyego (KEN)
- 2016: Daniel Wanjiru (KEN)
- 2017–18: Lawrence Cherono (KEN)
- 2019: Vincent Kipchumba (KEN)
- 2020: cancelled
- 2021: Tamirat Tola (ETH)
- 2022: Tsegaye Getachew (ETH)
- 2023: Joshua Belet (KEN)