Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui (Born 16 February 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in

cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open cou ...

competitions, track and road races up to the marathon.

Junior career

Kirui won gold in the 10,000 metres at the

2011 African Junior Athletics Championships The 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships were held at the University of Botswana Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana from 12 to 15 May. It was the tenth edition of the continental athletics (sport), athletics tournament for African athletes aged ...

. He won bronze in the men's 10,000 metres at the

2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1993 or later) which was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 10–15 ...

Senior career

At the

2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24, 2013. The races were held at the Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Kenya topped the medal standings in the competition with 5 gold, and Ethiopia had the most overall ...

, he finished 15th in the senior men's race. Kirui won the 2017 Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 37 seconds. It was his third marathon. Kirui participated in the 2017 World Championships held in London, winning the gold in the Marathon, with a time of 2:08:27. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the

2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athletics. It was held betw ...

held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 14th place. In 2020 Geoffrey competed at the

Valencia Marathon The Valencia Marathon (also known as Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon road running event hosted by Valencia, Spain since 1981. It is categorized as a Platinum Label Road Race by World Athletic ...

, however he DNF in a race won by Kenya's Evans Chebet in 2:03:00.

Personal bests

Marathons

*2016

Rotterdam Marathon The Rotterdam Marathon, currently branded NN Rotterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April every year since the third edition in 1984 and attracts many top athletes ...

2:07:23 (3rd) *2016

Amsterdam Marathon The Amsterdam Marathon (branded Tata Consultancy Services, TCS Amsterdam Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon (42.195 km) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands since 1975. The road running, road race has a IAAF Road Race Label Eve ...

2:06:27 (7th) * 2017 Boston Marathon 2:09:37 (1st) *

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2:08:27 (1st) * 2018 Boston Marathon 2:18:23 (2nd) * 2018 Chicago Marathon 2:06:45 (6th) * 2019 Boston Marathon 2:08:55 (5th) *

2:13:54 (14th)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirui, Geoffrey Kipkorir Living people 1993 births Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners Boston Marathon male winners Kenyan male cross country runners World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya World Athletics Championships winners People from Nyeri County Sportspeople from Central Province (Kenya) 21st-century Kenyan people