Vincent Kipsang Rono (born 22 December 1990) is a Kenyan male

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who competes in track, road running, and cross country running.

Career

Vincent Kipsang of Kenya at the 2018 African Championships

For most of his career during 2010 to 2016, he served as a

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on the IAAF Diamond League and European track circuit. He won his first road race at the Le Lion Half Marathon in France in 2015. Rono acted as pacemaker at the Frankfurt Marathon in 2016. He begin to pick up his own racing career in earnest from the 2017 season onwards. A fourth-place finish at the 2017 Kenyan Cross Country Championships led to his first international selection at age 26. He shared in the team silver medal at the

2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was hosted in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. This 42nd edition was held on 26 March 2017. The venue was Kampala Airport, commonly known as Kololo airstrip, or officially, the Kololo Ceremoni ...

after finishing seventh. His debut over the

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distance followed a month later and he claimed fourth at the Daegu Marathon in a time of 2:10:23 hours. Returning to Kenya, he won the Kenyan Police

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race but despite a runner-up placing at the

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, he did not gain a spot on the Kenyan track team that year as he failed to finish at the trials race. He established himself as a strong road runner at the Lille Half Marathon, which he won in 59:27 minutes – his first clocking under an hour over the distance. In 2019, Rono finished 5th at the Rotterdam Marathon in a time of 2:07:10 hours. In 2022, Rono won the

Tel Aviv Marathon The Tel Aviv Marathon is a major marathon held annually in Tel Aviv, Israel, in February. Inaugurated in 1981, it was held annually until 1994. In 2009, it was revived and has been taking place annually since, attracting about 40,000 runners in 2 ...

, with a time of 2:12:55.

International competitions

Personal bests

* 800 metres – 1:48.58 min (2007) *

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

– 3:36.69 min (2008) * Mile run – 3:59.63 min (2007) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

– 7:41.18 min (2010) *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

– 13:16.42 min (2014) *

– 27:52.19 min (2011) *

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– 28:09 min (2015) * Half marathon – 59:27 min (2017) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

– 2:07:10 (2019)

References

External links

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All Athletics profile
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