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Cyprian Kimurgor Kotut (born 1992), also known as Cybrian Kotut, is a Kenyan professional

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who competes in the

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. His best for the distance is 2:04:47 hours. He was the winner of the 2016

Paris Marathon The Paris Marathon () is an annual marathon (sport), marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France. It is the largest running event in France in terms of finishers and is typically among the five largest marathons in the world. The marathon begi ...

. He also holds a

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best of 59:12 minutes, set in 2014.

Career

The brother of

Martin Lel Martin Kiptolo Lel (born 29 October 1978) is a Kenyan professional long distance and marathon runner. He won the London Marathon in 2005, 2007, and 2008, the New York City Marathon in 2003 and 2007 and the Great North Run in 2007 and 2009. His ...

(a former winner of the

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),Kenya’s Cyprian Kotut wins Paris Marathon
''Daily Nation'' (2016-04-03). Retrieved on 2016-04-03. Kotut began to compete in professional

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in 2012. He placed fourth at both the

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and the

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that year. At the start of the following year he travelled to the United States and took third at the Mardi Gras Half Marathon, but an attempted debut at the longer distance ended in a failure to finish at the

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.Cyprian Kotut Kimurgor

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. Retrieved on 2016-04-03. A career breakthrough came at the Philadelphia Half Marathon in September, where his time of 59:59 minutes brought him runner-up spot behind

Stanley Biwott Stanley Kipleting Biwott (born 21 April 1986) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in half marathon and marathon races. He won the 2012 Paris Marathon in a course record time of 2:05:11 hours and the 2015 New York City Marathon. His half ...

. This gained him his highest global placing yet, at twelfth for the season. Kotut ran on the 2013–14 Spanish cross country circuit and won at the Cross de Venta de Baños and the Cross Zornotza. He also set a best for the

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of 28:17 minutes to win the We Run Rome race. He fared poorly in the first half of 2014, recording a slow half marathon of 69:05 minutes and failing to finish at the

2014 London Marathon The 2014 London Marathon was the 34th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 13 April. The men's elite race was won by Kenyan Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich and the women's race was won by Kenyan Edna Kip ...

. A return to Philadelphia saw him repeat both his time and his placing, beaten by world medallist

Bedan Karoki Muchiri Bedan Karoki Muchiri (born 21 August 1990) is a Kenyan professional long distance runner who competes in track, cross country and road running disciplines. He represented Kenya at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He was a silver medallist a ...

this time. A further improvement at the

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at 59:12 minutes for fourth place saw him ranked sixth in the world.Senior outdoor 2014 Half Marathon men
IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-03. He competed sparingly in 2015, but still performed to a high standard, with runner-up finishes at the CPC Loop Den Haag and

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(2:08:55 hours). Two victories came in Paris for Kotut at the start of 2016 – his first wins beyond the 10K distance. First, he won the

Paris Half Marathon Paris Half Marathon (''French language, French: Semi-marathon de Paris''), known as the Harmonie Mutuelle Semi de Paris for sponsorship reasons, is an annual half marathon held every March in Paris, France since 1993. Kenya's Stanley Biwott i ...

, then topped the podium at the

. He recorded a personal best of 2:07:13 and easily beat the runner-up, Mark Korir, who had entered as defending champion. The sudden win at a high quality race was unexpected for Kotut, and he remarked: "I had prepared well but not for this victory. It’s a surprise for me." In 2022, he won the Hamburg Marathon in a personal best of 2.04:47 beating the course record of Eliud Kipchoge from 2013. In 2025, he finished third in the

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, in a time of 2:05:04

Circuit wins

Hamburg Marathon The Hamburg Marathon () is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of held in Hamburg, Germany. In 2009, 13,938 participants were counted. The marathon is categorized as a IAAF Road Race Label Events, Gold Label Road Race by World A ...

: 2022 *

Florence Marathon The Florence Marathon () is an annual full-length marathon race held in late November in Florence, Italy, since 1984. History Established in 1984, the international competition has significantly grown in size since its inaugural edition of 462 ru ...

: 2021 * Cracovia Marathon: 2019 *

: 2016 *

Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños The Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños is a cross country running competition that takes place in Venta de Baños, Castile and León, Spain. The competition was first held in 1980 and since then it has been held every year in mid-December. Amon ...

: 2013 * Cross Zornotza: 2014

Personal bests

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

– 3:43.77 min (2010) *

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– 13:42.68 min (2011) *

– 28:17 min (2013) *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...

– 59:12 min (2014) *

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 ...

– 2:04:47 (2022) Information from All AthleticsCyprian Kimurgor
All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-03.

References

External links

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All Athletics profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kotut, Cyprian Kimurgor Living people 1992 births Date of birth missing (living people) Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners Paris Marathon male winners 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen