Robert Cheboror (born 1978 in Kipsaos,

Keiyo District Keiyo District (also known as ''Elgeyo district'' or Elgeiyo) is a defunct administrative district in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The district was formed in 1994, when ''Elgeyo/Marakwet-District'' was split into two - the other half wa ...

) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the

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Biography

He won the Lille Métropole Half Marathon in 2002, setting a personal best of 1:01:42 for 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 ...

distance. At the

Berlin Half Marathon The Berlin Half Marathon is a major endurance event held annually in early spring in Berlin, Germany. Besides the runner's main race, the event includes a race for inline skaters, wheelchair athletes and handbikers. All athletes use the same co ...

the following year, Cheboror came near his best with a run of 1:01:55 for second behind

Paul Kirui Paul Kiprop Kirui (born February 5, 1980) is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2004 and finished first place. He had participated the World Half Marathon Championships twice bef ...

. He acted as the

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for the 2003

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and he continued running past the usual 35 km drop-out mark, eventually finishing in ninth place to record his first marathon finish in a time of 2:11:06. He finished in third place at the inaugural

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event, crossing the line in 1:02:31. In April 2004, he finished second at the 108th

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, finishing a minute behind the race winner

Timothy Cherigat Timothy Cherigat (born December 29, 1976, in Chepkorio) is a long-distance runner from Kenya, who was the winner of the 108th Boston Marathon held in 2004. Cherigat won this race in a time of 2:10:37 on an abnormally warm day during which tempe ...

. With a course record of 2:06:23 hours at the 2004 Amsterdam Marathon, he was the third best runner in the world that season, only behind

Felix Limo Felix Limo (born 22 August 1980) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner, who specialized in the marathon. Limo held the 15 Kilometres road running List of world records in athletics, world record from November 2001 to November 2010, where he los ...

and

Evans Rutto Evans Rutto (born 8 April 1978 in Marakwet District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specialises in road running events. He made the fastest-ever marathon debut by winning the 2003 Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:05:50. He won the London M ...

. He and

Hilda Kibet Hilda Kibet (born 27 March 1981 in Keiyo District) is a Dutch runner of Kenyan birth. She is the sister of Sylvia Kibet and the niece of Lornah Kiplagat. She obtained Dutch nationality in October 2007. Kibet's longtime partner is Dutch marathon ...

completed a Kenyan sweep of the men's and women's races at the 2005 Egmond aan Zee Half Marathon. At the

City-Pier-City Loop The CPC Loop Den Haag (abbreviated for ''City-Pier-City Loop'') is an annual half marathon competition held in the Hague, Netherlands, every mid-March. The inaugural edition was held in 1975 and featured a 14.5 km course. This was extended to ...

in March he finished in seventh place. Later that year he was second at the

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, finishing behind

Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie ( am, ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, ''haylē gebre silassē''; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian retired long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Champions ...

who set an all-comers record. His marathon competitions that year failed to build upon the success of 2004, as he was eleventh in the marathon at the

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and fourteenth at the

New York Marathon The New York City Marathon (currently branded TCS New York City Marathon after its headline sponsor) is an annual marathon () that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, with 53,627 finishe ...

. He returned to his peak marathon form in 2006, starting with a runner-up placing at the Hamburg Marathon in April where he finished the race in 2:07:37 (the second fastest of his career) to beat all except the Spanish record-breaking

Julio Rey José Julio Rey (born 13 January 1972 in Toledo, Spain) is a Spanish long-distance runner who won the Hamburg Marathon 4 times between 2001 and 2006. He was banned from competition for 2 years after testing positive for mesterolone at the 1999 Ro ...

. He ran at the Chicago Marathon in October, completing the race in a time of 2:09:25 to take fifth place behind Abdi Abdirahman. In a low-key 2007, he competed at the Boston Marathon and finished in tenth place. He returned to the Amsterdam race in 2008 and took third place behind

and Chala Dechase. In the following seasons he continued to run in marathon but was some distance off his career best times: he was fourth at the 2009

Shanghai Marathon The Shanghai International Marathon is an annual marathon in late autumn hosted by Shanghai, China, since 1996. The marathon is categorized as a Platinum Label Road Race by World Athletics. The marathon starts at the ''Bund Bull'' and finishe ...

with a time of 2:13:48, and fifth at the

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in 2010 (2:13:46). He was part of the field of the 2010 Chuncheon Marathon but dropped out mid-race.Jalava, Mirko (2010-10-24)
Kiptoo smashes Chuncheon record with 2:07:54 victory

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. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.

Achievements

References

External links

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World Marathon Majors Profile
(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheboror, Robert 1978 births Living people People from Elgeyo-Marakwet County Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners