Abraham Kiptum

Abraham Kiptum (born 5 September 1989) is a Kenyan long-distance runner and former half marathon world record holder. On 28 October 2018 Kiptum ran the Valencia Half Marathon in Valencia, Spain in a time of 58:18, which would have been a world record (world record 58:23), but in 2019 this world record was nullified, because of a doping violation verdict in 2019. The half marathon world record was then improved by Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor on 15 September 2019, to a time of 58:01.^[3]

NationalityKenyan

Born (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 36)^[1]

Nandi County, Kenya

SportTrack

Events

5000 metres, 10,000 metres, Half Marathon, Marathon

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Abraham Kiptum

Abraham Kiptum running the Amsterdam Marathon in 2017
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 36)[1] Nandi County, Kenya
Sport
Sport	Track
Events	5000 metres, 10,000 metres, Half Marathon, Marathon
Coached by	Joshua Kiprugut Kemei
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	10,000 metres: 27:44*[2] 10K run: 29:18[2] Half marathon: 59:09[2]

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Kiptum's debut in the marathon was the Rabat Marathon in 2015, where he placed third with a time of 2:11:36.^[4] In the inaugural Abu Dhabi Marathon on 7 December 2018, he finished as the runner-up with 2:04:16, 12 seconds behind the winner Marius Kipserem. He improved his PB from the 2017 Amsterdam Marathon by 70 seconds.^[5]

On 26 April 2019 The Athletics Integrity Unit confirmed a Provisional Suspension against Kiptum for an Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) violation under the IAAF Anti-Doping Rules. Kiptum was withdrawn from the 2019 London Marathon in consequence of the suspension.^[6] On 11 November that year, a four-year suspension, and expunging of results, was confirmed.^[7] Kiptum's race times going back to 13 October 2018 were nullified.