Christopher Cheboiboch (born 3 March 1977) is a
Kenyan
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A national census was conducted in 1999, although t ...
long-distance runner
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Within endurance ru ...
who competes in the
marathon
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. He has won the
Leipzig Marathon and the
San Diego Marathon
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and was the runner-up at the 2002
New York City Marathon
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. He represented his country at the
2003 World Championships in Athletics
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, but did not finish the marathon race.
Achievements
Marathons
*2001
Nashville Marathon - 1st
*2002
Boston Marathon
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- 2nd
*2002
New York City Marathon
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- 2nd
*2003
Boston Marathon
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- 5th
*2003
New York City Marathon
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- 3rd
*2004
New York City Marathon
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- 6th
*2005
Rotterdam Marathon
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- 5th
*2005
Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon
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- 1st
*2006
Rotterdam Marathon
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- 7th
*2007
Chicago Marathon
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- 6th
*2007
Las Vegas Marathon
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-1st
Half marathons
*2004
City-Pier-City Loop
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The inaugural edition was held in 1975 and featured a 14.5 km course. This was extended t ...
(the Hague) - 1st.
Personal bests
*
Half marathon
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- 1:00:49 hrs (2000)
*
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...
- 2:08:17 hrs (2002)
References
External links
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Kimbia Athletics
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1977 births
Living people
Kenyan male long-distance runners
Kenyan male marathon runners
20th-century Kenyan sportsmen
21st-century Kenyan sportsmen