Boniface Kongin is an elite
marathon
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runner from
Iten, Kenya. Born March 16, 1990, Kongin grew up in an era that saw distance running records continually set by runners from Kenya and
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
. He became a strong distance runner and placed high in several marathons before taking first place in the
Pittsburgh Marathon
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in 2019. He then ran
Grandma's Marathon
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in June and beat out four-time champion
Elisha Barno
Elisha Kiprop Barno (born 1985) is a Kenyan marathon runner. Barno is the most prolific runner in Grandma's Marathon history, winning the race five times 2015 to 2018 and again in 2023. He has won several marathons during his career, including the ...
and course record holder
Dominic Ondoro while finishing with a time of 2:11:56. Then he proceeded to finish first in the
Montreal Marathon
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in 2:15:18.
Personal Bests as of 2017
Marathon: 2:12:01 (2019 Grandma's Marathon USA)
Half-marathon: 1:02:02 (2014)
10K Road: 29:25 (2013)
10 Miles: 48:27 (2017)
References
Living people
1988 births
People from Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Kenyan male marathon runners
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