Eliud Kipchoge Biography
Eliud Kipchoge is a renowned long-distance runner who is famous for winning Gold in both Marathon and 5000 meters races. He is an Olympic record holder and the only man that runs a marathon under two hours in the world during the INEOS challenge. Eliud Kipchoge is renowned for winning numerous gods and breaking world records in his athletics career. He is a more experienced and talented marathoner that has remained a threat in the global space in the 21st century.
Eliud Kipchoge age
Eliud Kipchoge was born on 5th November 1984 in Kipsisiywa, Nandi County, Kenya. He is currently 36 years of age.
Eliud Kipchoge parents
Eliud Kipchoge was raised up by a single mother, Janet Rotich, who is a teacher by profession. He is the youngest in the family of four. Eliud has never met his father in his entire life. He has seen and known him only through photographs provided to him by the mother.
Eliud Kipchoge marriage
Eliud Kipchoge married his loving and caring wife, Grace Sugut. Grace has been a strong pillar behind Eliud’s success in the Marathon and other races. She has supported all his training programs, provides him a conducive environment for training offers him a balanced diet at recommended times to ensure Eliud is fit. Grace is fan number one of his legendary husband.
Eliud Kipchoge home
Eliud Kipchoge resides in Elgon View, Eldoret, Kenya, in a well-furnished house together with his family. However, the house picture and exact address will be availed later in this article.
Eliud Kipchoge education
Eliud Kipchoge attended Kaptel Secondary School and acquired his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in the year 1999. Kipchoge came from a humble family, and he used to run 2 miles to school and back home. Eliud Kipchoge did not join University to further his education. He met his trainer Mr. Patrick Sang, a former Olympic medalist in 2001 when he was at 16 years and started training for long-distance races.
Eliud Kipchoge Children
Eliud Kipchoge and his spouse Grace have been blessed with three children, namely Lynne, Griffin, and Jordon. The man loves his children, and he brings them up in strong religious and societal values.
Eliud Kipchoge height and weight
Eliud Kipchoge is an average person in both body height and weight. He is 5 feet 6 inches (1.67 meters) high. He weighs 126lbs (57Kg), making him an average man by body size.
Eliud Kipchoge Salary
His salary is not known to the public domain.
Eliud Kipchoge Net Worth
Eliud Kipchoge is considered one of the richest and influential Kenyan Athletes. He has bagged millions of dollars from diverse races he has on medals. Kipchoge bagged £38000 for outstanding performance in Berlin Marathon in 2019. He was awarded £534,000 for breaking the world record and setting a new one in the same year.
Kipchoge still won £425000 for winning the 2018 London Marathon. It is believed that the legendary marathoner backed $ 100 million during the INEOS challenge of 2019. Eliud Kipchoge is rated as one of the richest and most powerful athletes of Kenya. He is estimated to be worth $ 7 million as of 2020.
Eliud Kipchoge Career
Eliud Kipchoge entered the Athletics career in 2002 when he succeeded in the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championship Junior that was organized in Dublin. He was unlucky and completed fifth. In the same year, Kipchoge participated in the 5000 meters junior completion, where he bagged his first gold medal for World Junior Championship Athletics. Eliud Kipchoge was sick in 2003 and failed to participate in the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championship. In the same 2003, Eliud Kipchoge set the new world record for the Junior in 5000 meters when he completed the race after 12:52:53. This record remained active in the world and Africa until 2012 when it was broken by an Ethiopian Hagos Gebrhiwet at 12:47:53. In 2003, Eliud Kipchoge won Gold and became famous after he outweighed renowned athletes like Kenenisa Bekele and Hicham El Guerrouj by only four-hundredth of a second at 12:52:19. In 2004, Eliud Kipchoge won the Bronze medal in the 5000M race in Athens Olympics behind his arch challengers Kenenisa Bekele and Hicham El Guerrouj.
In 2006, Eliud Kipchoge won bronze in the Indoor at World Championship in Moscow. He also won a Silver Medal in the 2007 World Championship in 5000m race at Osaka, taking 13:46:00 to complete the race. He was defeated by a fellow Kenyan Bernard Lagat, who completed the race after13:45:87. In the 2008 Olympics, Eliud Kipchoge bagged a Silver medal in the 5000m race in Beijing, China, with a period of 13:05:59 behind Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia. In 2009 Eliud Kipchoge was an unlucky athlete who completed 9th in the 3000m race in the IAAF World Athletics Final. He, however, won the Great Yorkshire Run 10K and Campaccio Cross Country of 2009. In 2010, Eliud Kipchoge competed in the 500 meters in the Commonwealth Games and earned a Silver after the Ugandan Moses Kipsiro. Eliud competed again in Europe the following day in Belgrade Race, where his shoe tumbled in the final kilometer, denying him a title. In 2010 IAAF Diamond League in Qatar where he won the Qatar Super Grand Prix medal.
Eluid also participated in the Carlsbad 5000m in C.A., the U.S.A., where he made his world’s best despite winning Gold from the contest. In 2011 Eliud Kipchoge won the short race at the Great Edinburg Cross Country race ahead of Asbel Kiprop. He also participated in April Carlsbad 5000m, where he was the third person. In May 2011, Eliud Kipchoge bagged a bronze medal in the 3000m in Doha. In 2012, Eliud Kipchoge participated in the Edinburg Cross Country and completed third after Abel Kiprop of Kenya and Jonathan Hay of Britain. He bagged bronze from the race. His interest in participating in the 10,000m race in Prefontaine Classic Olympics of 2012 failed after he was seventh in the trials. In the same year, Eliud made a debut in half Marathon in Lillie, France, where he won Gold besides setting a world record of 59:36:00.
In June 2012, Eliud Kipchoge participated in the 2012 IAAF Half Marathon Championships in Kavarba, Bulgaria, where he was 6th at 1:01:52. The race was won by Zsersenay Tades of Eritrea. In 2013, Eliud Kipchoge bagged Gold in the Barcelona Half Marathon after competing for the race at 1:00:04. He also participated in April Hamburg Marathon and bagged the title after taking 2:05:30, beating the second athlete with two minutes. He ventured in the Berlin Marathon, immediately completing the second after Wilson Kipsang. In 2015 Eliud Kipchoge participated in the Ras al Khaimah Half marathon, where he completed sixth completing the race after 1:00:05. However, Eliud Kipchoge won the Berlin Marathon of 2015, attaining the personal best of 2:04:00. In 2016, Eliud Kipchoge won God decoration in the Rio Olympics that were held in 2016. He runs at a pace of 2:08:44 in completing a marathon race of 42 Kilometers. He was closely followed by Faysa Lilesa of Ethiopia that completed the race after 2:09:54, and Galen Rupp of the U.S.A. Eliud Kipchoge turned to be the fastest Kenyan long-distance runner after Sammy Wanjiru of Beijing 2008 that won the Marathon.
In 2017, Eliud Kipchoge participated in the Boston Half Marathon and won the title, completing the race at 59:17. In September 2017, Eliud Kipchoge bagged the Berlin Marathon by completing the race in 2:03:32. This race was so tough that the former legends like Wilson Kipsang and Kenenisa Bekele failed to finish. In 2018 Eliud Kipchoge won the London Marathon against the four times Gold medalist Mo Farah and Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia. In September 2018, Eliud Kipchoge won the Berlin Marathon breaking the world record by 18 seconds when he completed the race after 2:01:39. In 2019, Eliud Kipchoge won the London Marathon taking a period of 2:02:37, his second quickest running after the Berlin World record.
Eliud Kipchoge INEOS Challenge
Eliud Kipchoge announced the Ineos 1:59 challenge in May 2019 immediately after winning the London Marathon of 2019. On 12th October 2019, Eliud Kipchoge took himself against time in the Marathon at Vienna’s Prater Park, where he runs 4.4 laps around the Park. He had announced to run the 42 kilometers in less than two hours. Eliud Kipchoge completed the Marathon in 1:59:40, delivering on his promise. Eliud Kipchoge is the only man who runs a full marathon in less than two hours, making history in the world. He broke the two-hour barrier as promised.