- Christopher Cheboiboch
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Christopher Cheboiboch (born 3 March 1977) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. He has won the Leipzig Marathon and the San Diego Marathon and was the runner-up at the 2002 New York City Marathon. He represented his country at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, but did not finish the marathon race.
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Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Kenya 2001 World Half Marathon Championships Bristol, England 8th Half marathon 1:01:14 2nd Team 2002 New York City Marathon New York, United States 2nd Marathon 2:08:17 2003 World Championships Paris, France — Marathon DNF 2004 City-Pier-City Loop The Hague, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:02:41 Leipzig Marathon Leipzig, Germany 1st Marathon 2:10:16 2005 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, United States 1st Marathon 2:09:17 Marathons
- 2001 Nashville Marathon - 1st
- 2002 Boston Marathon - 2nd
- 2002 New York City Marathon - 2nd
- 2003 Boston Marathon - 5th
- 2003 New York City Marathon - 3rd
- 2004 New York City Marathon - 6th
- 2005 Rotterdam Marathon - 5th
- 2005 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon - 1st
- 2006 Rotterdam Marathon - 7th
- 2007 Chicago Marathon - 6th
- 2007 Las Vegas Marathon -1st
Half marathons
- 2004 City-Pier-City Loop (the Hague) - 1st.[1]
Personal bests
- Half marathon - 1:00:49 hrs (2000)
- Marathon - 2:08:17 hrs (2002)
References
- IAAF profile for Christopher Cheboiboch
San Diego Men's Marathon Winners 1998 – 1999: Philip Tarus (KEN) · 2000: Wolashe Belay (KEN) · 2001: John Kagwe (KEN) · 2002: Sammy Korir (KEN) · 2003: Osoro Ondoro (KEN) · 2004: Joseph Ngolepus (KEN) · 2005: Christopher Cheboiboch (KEN) · 2006: Ambesse Tolosa (ETH) · 2007: Daniel Yego (KEN) · 2008: Simon Wangai (KEN) · 2009: Khalid El Boumlili (MAR) · 2010: Richard Limo (KEN) · 2011: Terfa Negari (ETH)
Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- Kenyan long-distance runners
- Male long-distance runners
- Marathon runners
- Leipzig Marathon winners
- Kenyan athletics biography stubs
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