Timothy Kiplagat | |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1993 |
Country: | Kenya |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Long-distance running |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Timothy Kiplagat Ronoh (born 18 September 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes the marathon.
He finished 14th in the marathon race at the 2023 World Championships. Kiplagat finished second at the 2024 Tokyo Marathon with a personal best time of 2:02:55.[1] This made him the seventh fastest person ever in the event. His 25K split was also the third fastest ever recorded for the distance.[2] He also won the 2022 Abu Dhabi Marathon and the 2023 Saint Silvester Road Race and holds the course record for the Melbourne Marathon.[3]
Kiplagat was a training partner and friend of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum.[4] [3]