Cosmas Ndeti (born 24 November 1971) is a three-time winner of the
Boston Marathon. He was the winner of the 1993, 1994, and 1995 races. He set the course record in 1994 with a time of 2:07:15, which was also the
best marathon performance in 1994. That course record stood for 12 years until it was broken by one second when
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, a fellow Kenyan, won the 2006 race.
He received a three-month ban for doping, after failing a test for
ephedrine
Ephedrine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is often used to prevent low blood pressure during anesthesia. It has also been used for asthma, narcolepsy, and obesity but is not the preferred treatment. It is of unclear benefit in ...
at the
1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Auckland, New Zealand, at the Ellerslie Racecourse on March 26, 1988. A report on the event was given in the ''Glasgow Herald''.
Complete results for men,
junior men,
women,
meda ...
. This made him the first doping ban case in Kenyan history.
The Doping menace is deeply entrenched in Kenyan sports
''The Star''. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
Achievements
See also
*List of winners of the Boston Marathon
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*List of doping cases in athletics
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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References
External links
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Cosmas Ndeti
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1971 births
Living people
Kenyan male long-distance runners
Kenyan male marathon runners
Boston Marathon male winners
World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya
Doping cases in athletics
Kenyan sportspeople in doping cases
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