Cosmas Ndeti (born 24 November 1971) is a three-time winner of the
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897, the event was ins ...
. He was the winner of the 1993, 1994, and 1995 races. He set the course record in 1994 with a time of 2:07:15, which was also the
best marathon performance in 1994. That course record stood for 12 years until it was broken by one second when
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, a fellow Kenyan, won the 2006 race.
He received a three-month ban for doping, after failing a test for
ephedrine
Ephedrine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant and sympathomimetic agent that is often used to prevent hypotension, low blood pressure during anesthesia. It has also been used for asthma, narcolepsy, and obesity but is not the preferred ...
at the
1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. This made him the first doping ban case in Kenyan history.
The Doping menace is deeply entrenched in Kenyan sports
''The Star''. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
Achievements
See also
*List of winners of the Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon, one of six World Marathon Majors, is a race which has been held in the Greater Boston area in Massachusetts since 1897, making it the oldest annual marathon in the world.
The event is held on Patriots' Day, which was April 1 ...
* List of doping cases in athletics
References
External links
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Cosmas Ndeti
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1971 births
Living people
Kenyan male long-distance runners
Kenyan male marathon runners
Boston Marathon male winners
World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya
Doping cases in athletics
Kenyan sportspeople in doping cases
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