Martin Kitiyo Toroitich (born 10 August 1983 in Kurongur) is a

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The south ...

n long-distance runner who specializes in the

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 ...

. His younger brother IAAF, August 25, 2007
Focus on Africa - Boniface Kiprop Toroitich (UGA)
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Boniface Kiprop Toroitich Boniface Toroitich Kiprop (born 12 October 1985 in Kapchorwa District) is a track and field athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or enduran ...

is a successful Ugandan runner.

Achievements

Personal bests

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

- 8:19.67 min (2002) *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

- 13:34.84 min (2002) *

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...

- 28:08.32 min (2004) *

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 ...

- 1:03:52 hrs (2002)

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* 1983 births Living people Ugandan male long-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Uganda Ugandan mountain runners 20th-century Ugandan people 21st-century Ugandan people {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub