| 词条 | Gilbert Yegon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gilbert Yegon (born 26 January 1988)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He began taking part in road races in 2008, and he ran a time of 1:02:43 at the Nairobi Half Marathon for third place. He entered the Berlin Half Marathon the following year and improved his time to 1:01:26, finishing in twelfth place.[2] In September 2009, he ran at the Rotterdam Half Marathon but was three minutes behind the winner Sammy Kitwara, having run 1:02:00 for fourteenth place.[3] He stepped up to make his marathon debut at the 2009 Amsterdam Marathon and scored his first major victory. In one of the fastest ever debuts, he ran a time of 2:06:18 to break Haile Gebrselassie's four-year-old course record.[4] He ran at the 20 van Alphen in March 2010 and finished in third place, behind Bernard Chepkok and Dejene Yirdaw, but recorded a 20 km best time of 58:56.[5] He came 22nd at the 2010 Boston Marathon and fared better at the 2010 Berlin Marathon, taking eighth place in 2:10:34 hours. He did not compete in 2011 but returned to competition at the 2012 Vienna Marathon with a runner-up performance in 2:07:38 hours.[6] Achievements
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References1. ^Gilbert Yegon {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724172522/http://www.volaresports.nl/GilbertYegon.html |date=2011-07-24 }}. Volare Sports. Retrieved on 2010-04-30. 2. ^Wenig, Jörg (2009-04-05). In debut, Kipyego takes Berlin Half Marathon in 59:34. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-30. 3. ^van Hemert, Wim (2009-09-13). Kitwara blazes 58:58 in Rotterdam. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-30. 4. ^van Hemert, Wim (2009-10-18). Another sizzling debut - 2:06:18 by Yegon in Amsterdam to break Gebrselassie's course record. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-30. 5. ^Keniaan Chepkok wint 20 van Alphen {{nl icon}}. NuSport (2010-03-07). Retrieved on 2010-04-30. 6. ^Wenig, Jorg (2012-04-15). Sugut runs 2:06:58 while Tola defends; Haile beats Paula in chase in Vienna. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-21. External links
4 : 1988 births|Living people|Kenyan male long-distance runners|Kenyan male marathon runners |
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