Personal information | |
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Nationality | Kenyan |
Born | 8 February 1991 |
Sport | |
Country | Kenya |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long-distance running |
Team | NN Running Team |
Philemon Rono (born 8 February 1991),[1] nicknamed the "baby police", is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.[2] He holds the Canadian all-comers' record in the marathon, having run the fastest marathon ever in Canada of 2:05:00 to win the 2019 Toronto Waterfront Marathon.[3] Rono is a three-time winner of this marathon, having won the race in 2016, 2017 and 2019.[4]