Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba (born 2 February 1984 in Kaptul,

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) is a Kenyan

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track, and

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athlete.

Biography

He started running while at Hossen Primary School. Kipchumba won the junior race at the 2000 World Cross Country Championships in

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finishing in 22:49. Later that year in

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he won the gold medal at the

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when he finished the 10,000 m in 28:54.37. In 2001 and 2002 his running was hampered by injuries. He was recruited by

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in 2002. He won the

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in 2004. On 8 October 2006 he won the

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at the World Road Running Championships. He set a Kenyan national record of 56:41 minutes for the 20 km distance. He won the

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in 2007 with a time of 1:00.31. He made his marathon debut at the 2009

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, finishing eighth and setting a time of 2:09:54 hours. He won the 2011 Xiamen Marathon with a course record of 2:08:07, in spite of poor weather conditions. His second race of the year came at the

in March and he came fourth in the fast-paced race. He is managed by

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and coached by Renato Canova. Kipchumba has a farm in Trans-Nzoia District. He is married with two children (as of 2004).

References

External links

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"Focus on Athletes" article
from IAAF {{DEFAULTSORT:Kipchumba, Robert Kipkorir 1984 births Living people Athletes from Elgeyo-Marakwet County Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners Kenyan male cross country runners 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen