Evans Chebet

Evans Kiplagat Chebet (born 10 November 1988)^[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road races. In 2022, he became the third man this century to win both the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon.^[3] Chebet successfully defended his title at the 2023 Boston Marathon for his third consecutive World Marathon Major victory in a row.^[4] He finished third at the 2016 Berlin Marathon.

Evans Chebet

Chebet after winning the 2022 Boston Marathon
Personal information
Full name	Evans Kiplagat Chebet
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1988-11-10) 10 November 1988 (age 36)[1][2] Kondabilet, Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Half marathon, Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Marathon: 2:03:00 (Valencia 2020)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Kenya World Marathon Majors 2022 Boston Marathon 2022 New York Marathon 2023 Boston Marathon 2024 New York Marathon 2016 Berlin Marathon

In September 2019, after finishing in the top six of every marathon he had finished, Chebet won his first international race, the Buenos Aires Marathon, in a time of 2:05:00. The year after, in March 2020, he won the Lake Biwa Marathon with 2:07:29. In December of the same year, he lowered his personal best by exactly two minutes and set a world lead when he won the 2020 Valencia Marathon in 2:03:00, kicking down Lawrence Cherono and winning by four seconds.

Achievements

Road races

Representing  Kenya

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
2011	Gargnano Dieci Miglia del Garda	Gargnano, Italy	2nd	10 miles	50:53
2012	Porto Half Marathon	Porto, Portugal	3rd	Half marathon	1:01:59
2013	JoongAng Seoul Marathon	Seoul, South Korea	6th	Marathon	2:11:26
2014	Prague Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	2nd	Marathon	2:08:17
	JoongAng Seoul Marathon	Seoul, South Korea	2nd	Marathon	2:07:46
2015	Coamo San Blas Half Marathon	Coamo, Puerto Rico	7th	Half marathon	1:06:11
	Prague Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	2nd	Marathon	2:08:50
2016	Seoul International Marathon	Seoul, South Korea	2nd	Marathon	2:05:33
	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	3rd	Marathon	2:05:31
	Ziwa 10 km	Ziwa, Kenya	8th	10 km	29:30
2017	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	4th	Marathon	2:06:42
	Tilburg Ten Miles	Tilburg, Netherlands	2nd	10 miles	45:05.4
	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	2nd	Marathon	2:05:30
2018	Boston Marathon	Boston, MA, United States	—	Marathon	DNF
	Ziwa 10 km	Ziwa, Kenya	17th	10 km	29:20
2019	Milano City Marathon	Milan, Italy	2nd	Marathon	2:07:22
	Buenos Aires Marathon	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Marathon	2:05:00
2020	Lake Biwa Marathon	Ōtsu, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:07:29
	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	1st	Marathon	2:03:00
2021	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	4th	Marathon	2:05:43
2022	Boston Marathon	Boston, MA, United States	1st	Marathon	2:06:51
	New York City Marathon	New York, NY, United States	1st	Marathon	2:08:41
2023	Boston Marathon	Boston, MA, United States	1st	Marathon	2:05:54
2024	New York City Marathon	New York, NY, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:07:45

Personal bests

• 10 kilometres – 29:39 (Boston, MA 2022)
• 10 miles – 45:06 (Tilburg 2017)
• Half marathon – 1:01:59 (Porto 2012)
• Marathon – 2:03:00 (Valencia 2020)

References

1. Evans Kiplagat Chebet Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 30 October 2021.
2. World Athletics. Retrieved on 30 October 2021.
3. "Evans Chebet Wins Crazy 2022 NYC Marathon". LetsRun.com. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
4. "Chebet retains Boston title while Obiri claims first major marathon victory". World Athletics. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

External links

• Evans Chebet at World Athletics