Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei Explained

Birth Date:20 January 1986
Sport:Athletics
Event:10 km – marathon
Pb:10,000 m – 28:44.13 (2006)
HM – 59:36 (2009)
Mar – 2:06:53 (2016)
Show-Medals:yes

Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei (January 20, 1986 – May 26, 2023)[1] was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in road running competitions.

One of his first international competitions was the Outer Banks Half Marathon in 2007, where he finished first in 1:02:34.[2] The following year he ran at the 2008 World's Best 10K in Puerto Rico where he recorded a time of 28:13 for sixth place.[3] He finished second at the Reims Marathon later that year. He returned to Puerto Rico in 2009 and improved upon his past performance, running a personal best of 27:49 for fourth place behind Wilson Kipsang.[4]

Kosgei greatly improved his half marathon best at the Berlin Half Marathon, running 59:36 and finished just two seconds behind the winner Bernard Kipyego.[5] Shortly after, he took part in the London 10,000 and took second place behind Mo Farah.[6] He was given the task of pacemaker at the 2009 Berlin Marathon later that year and he led Haile Gebrselassie up to the 32 km mark.[7] He started 2010 at the Lisbon Half Marathon but his time of 1:01:57 was only enough for ninth and some distance off the winner Zersenay Tadese, who set a world record.[8] At the BIG 25 Berlin race in May, he established himself in elite road running by winning in a world record time for the 25K – his mark of 1:11:50 knocked almost a full minute off Paul Malakwen Kosgei's former world best. Mary Keitany also set a world record in the women's section, making it the first time that two 25K world records had been set at the same race.[9] He won the Košice Peace Marathon in 2015.

Notes and References

  1. News: Tuwei, Gebrselassie lead Kenyans in mourning the late Kosgei . The Star . 30 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Half Marathon 2007. IAAF. April 6, 2009. June 2, 2010.
  3. News: Kuehls. Dave. February 25, 2008. Kiplagat retains 10km title in San Juan. IAAF. April 23, 2010.
  4. News: Clavelo Robinson. Javier. March 1, 2009. Kitwara and Cheruiyot, new champions and men's record at World's Best 10K. IAAF. April 23, 2016.
  5. News: Wenig. Jorg. April 5, 2009. In debut, Kipyego takes Berlin Half Marathon in 59:34. IAAF. June 2, 2010.
  6. News: Mo Farah breaks British 10,000m road record in London. The Guardian. May 25, 2009. June 2, 2010.
  7. News: Wenig. Jorg. September 20, 2009. Gebrselassie takes fourth Berlin Marathon title. IAAF. April 23, 2016.
  8. News: Fernandes. Antonio Manuel. March 21, 2010. Scorching 58:23 World Half Marathon record by Zersenay in Lisbon! – UPDATED. IAAF. April 23, 2016.
  9. News: Wenig. Jorg. May 9, 2010. Kosgei, Keitany shatter 25Km World records in Berlin – Updated. IAAF. April 23, 2016.