Evans Chebet

Evans Chebet
Chebet after winning the 2022 Boston Marathon
Personal information
Full nameEvans Kiplagat Chebet
NationalityKenyan
Born (1988-11-10) 10 November 1988 (age 36)[1][2]
Kondabilet, Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)Half marathon, Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bestMarathon: 2:03:00 (Valencia 2020)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 2022 Boston Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2022 New York Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2023 Boston Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2024 New York Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Berlin Marathon

Evans Kiplagat Chebet (born 10 November 1988)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road races. In 2022, he became the third man this century to win both the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon.[3] Chebet successfully defended his title at the 2023 Boston Marathon for his third consecutive World Marathon Major victory in a row.[4] He finished third at the 2016 Berlin Marathon.

In September 2019, after finishing in the top six of every marathon he had finished, Chebet won his first international race, the Buenos Aires Marathon, in a time of 2:05:00. The year after, in March 2020, he won the Lake Biwa Marathon with 2:07:29. In December of the same year, he lowered his personal best by exactly two minutes and set a world lead when he won the 2020 Valencia Marathon in 2:03:00, kicking down Lawrence Cherono and winning by four seconds.

  1. ^ a b Evans Kiplagat Chebet Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ [1] World Athletics. Retrieved on 30 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Evans Chebet Wins Crazy 2022 NYC Marathon". LetsRun.com. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Chebet retains Boston title while Obiri claims first major marathon victory". World Athletics. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.