Hilda Kibet

Hilda Kibet
Hilda Kibet winning her first Dutch title, Schoorl 2008
Personal information
Full nameHilda Kibet
Born (1981-03-27) 27 March 1981 (age 43)
Keiyo District, Kenya
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Barcelona 10,000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Brussels Individual
Updated on 18 October 2009
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Hilda Kibet (born 27 March 1981 in Keiyo District)[1] is a Dutch runner of Kenyan birth. She is the sister of Sylvia Kibet and the niece of Lornah Kiplagat. She obtained Dutch nationality in October 2007.

Kibet's longtime partner is Dutch marathon runner Hugo van den Broek. They split their time between Iten, Kenya and Castricum, in the Netherlands.[2] Her great-great-aunt, who is only six years her senior, is fellow runner Lornah Kiplagat.[2]

  1. ^ Hilda Kibet Archived 2 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. London2012. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b Clarey, Christopher (28 March 2009). "Hilda Kibet, Kenyan by Birth, Is Dutch Cross-Country Hope". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 March 2009.