Evans Chebet
Kenyan long-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Evans Kiplagat Chebet (born 10 November 1988)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road races. In 2022, he became the third man this century to win both the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon.[3] Chebet successfully defended his title at the 2023 Boston Marathon for his third consecutive World Marathon Major victory in a row.[4] He finished third at the 2016 Berlin Marathon.
_(1).jpg) Chebet after winning the 2022 Boston Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Evans Kiplagat Chebet |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | (1988-11-10) 10 November 1988 (age 35)[1][2] Kondabilet, Rift Valley Province, Kenya |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Half marathon, Marathon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Marathon: 2:03:00 (Valencia 2020) |
Medal record | |
In September 2019, after finishing in the top six of every marathon he had finished, Chebet won his first international race, the Buenos Aires Marathon, in a time of 2:05:00. The year after, in March 2020, he won the Lake Biwa Marathon with 2:07:29. In December of the same year, he lowered his personal best by exactly two minutes and set a world lead when he won the 2020 Valencia Marathon in 2:03:00, kicking down Lawrence Cherono and winning by four seconds.