Mathew Kisorio

Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio
Personal information
Born (1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 36)
Sport
CountryKenya
Event(s)Marathon, half marathon

Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio (born 16 May 1989) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in road running and cross country running competitions. He has a half marathon best of 58:46 minutes (making him the third fastest ever) and a marathon best of 2:07:06 hours. On the roads, he has won the Philadelphia Half Marathon, Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon and Stramilano races.

He has represented Kenya on the track and on grass. He was fourth at both the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 10,000 metres at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics.

Kisorio has been banned twice for doping violations. His first competition ban was for two years from 2012 to 2014 after admitting use of steroids. He also claimed that medical staff in Kenya had promoted a system of doping to athletes.[1] His second ban of four years was issued in 2022 for whereabouts breaches relating to missed tests and filing failures.[2]

  1. ^ Phillips, Mitch (11 August 2012). "Suspended Kenyan says doping is common". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ "DECISION OF THE ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT IN THE CASE OF MR MATHEW KIPKOECH KISORIO" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2024.