William Kipsang
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| Country |  Kenya |
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| Date of birth | June 26, 1977 | |
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| Personal Best | 10 km: 28:11 15 km: 42:34 20 km: 57:07 HM: 1:00:25 25 km: 1:14:22 30 km: 1:29:31 Marathon: 2:05:49 |
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William Kipsang (born 26 June 1977) is a Kenyan long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.
His best performance was on 13 April 2008, winning the Rotterdam Marathon with a new course record and PR of 2:05:49.[1] On 15 April 2007 he was placed third in this race, running in difficult circumstances due to the warm weather. He has previously won the Amsterdam Marathon (2003),[2] the Egmond Half Marathon (2004) and the Dam to Dam run (2005).[3]
In 2006 he earned seventh place in the New York City Marathon.
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[edit] Performances
[edit] 10 miles
- 2005: 1st Dam to Dam run - 46:04
[edit] Half Marathon
- 2004: 1st Egmond Half Marathon - 1:04:50
[edit] Marathon
- 2003: 12th Paris Marathon - 2:12:34
- 2003: 1st Amsterdam Marathon - 2:06:39
- 2004: 2nd Seoul Marathon - 2:07:43
- 2004: 2nd Amsterdam Marathon - 2:08:40
- 2005: 1st Seoul Marathon - 2:08:53
- 2005: 7th Chicago Marathon - 2:09:49
- 2006: 8th Seoul Marathon - 2:13:30
- 2006: 7th New York City Marathon - 2:11:54
- 2007: 3th Rotterdam Marathon - 2:11:03
- 2007: 10th New York City Marathon - 2:15:32
- 2008: 1st Rotterdam Marathon - 2:05:49
[edit] Personal bests
| Distance | Mark | Date | Location |
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| 10 km | 28:11 | 17 March 2007 | The Hague |
| 15 km | 42:34 | 17 March 2007 | The Hague |
| 20 km | 57:07 | 17 March 2007 | The Hague |
| Half Marathon | 1:00:25 | 17 March 2007 | The Hague |
| 25 km | 1:14:22 | 13 March 2005 | Seoul |
| 30 km | 1:29:31 | 13 March 2005 | Seoul |
| Marathon | 2:05:49 | 13 April 2008 | Rotterdam |
[edit] Notes
[edit] External Links
- IAAF profile for William Kipsang
