Philemon Rono

Philemon Rono
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 33)
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
TeamNN 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]

  1. ^ Philemon RONO | Profile | World Athletics. (2021b). Worldathletics.Org. Retrieved January 2, 2022, from https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/philemon-rono-14420235
  2. ^ "Meet Philemon." NN running team, www.nnrunningteam.com/team/philemon-rono/. Accessed 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ C.R. (2019, October 20). Canadian all-comers records fall at. Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. https://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/canadian-all-comers-records-fall-at-scotiabank-toronto-waterfront-marathon/
  4. ^ Philemon RONO | Profile | World Athletics. (2021). Worldathletics.Org. https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/philemon-rono-14420235