Kelvin Kiptum was a Kenyan long-distance runner, born on 2 December 1999 in Chepsamo village in Marakwet District, who held the marathon world record from 2023. He won all three marathons he ran, including the London Marathon and the Chicago Marathon, and ran the fastest marathon debut in history at Valencia in 2022. At Chicago in October 2023 he ran 2:00:35 to take the world record. He died in a car crash with his coach in Kaptagat on 11 February 2024, and World Athletics ratified his record five days before.
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Kiptum won all three marathons he ran including two top-tier World Marathon Majors
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ranked first among the world's men's marathon runners
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was a Kenyan long-distance runner
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