Dennis Kipruto Kimetto

Dennis Kipruto Kimetto
Kimetto at the 2012 Berlin Marathon
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1984-01-22) 22 January 1984 (age 40)[1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Sport
CountryKenya Kenya
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running

Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (born 22 January 1984) is a Kenyan long distance runner who competes in road running events. He was the world record holder in the men's marathon with a time of 2 hours 2 minutes 57 seconds, a record which he held until Eliud Kipchoge broke it in 2018 with a time of 2:01:39.[3]

  1. ^ "2013 Tokyo Marathon" (PDF). tokyo42195.org. World Marathon Majors. Retrieved 16 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Fiche Dennis Kimetto - Athlétisme".
  3. ^ Ingle, Sean (September 16, 2018). "Eliud Kipchoge smashes world marathon record by 78 seconds in Berlin". The Guardian. Retrieved September 16, 2018.