Kibiwott Kandie

Kibiwott Kandie (born 20 June 1996)^[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. In December 2020, he won the Valencia Half Marathon finishing in a new world record time of 57:32, chopping off the previous world record by almost 30 seconds. Kandie won the silver medal in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships.^[2]

Kibiwott Kandie

Kibiwott Kandie at the 2021 New York City Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 28)
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Half marathon: 57:32 NR (Valencia 2020)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Kenya World Cross Country Championships 2023 Bathurst Senior team

Career

2020

In 2020, Kibiwott Kandie won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.^[3] He also won the Prague 21.1 km event at the Prague Half Marathon held in Prague, Czech Republic. This was an invitation-only half marathon for elite runners. This event was held after the Prague Half Marathon was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In December 2020, at the Valencia Half Marathon, Kandie set a new half marathon world record with a time of 57:32, obliterating the previous record set by Geoffrey Kamworor by almost half a minute.^[4][5]

2021

On 4 April 2021, he set a course record of 59:32 at the Istanbul Half Marathon in Turkey.^[6] On 3 October, Kandie raced at The Giants Geneva 10k, where he won the race in 26:51.^[7]

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  Kenya

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
2019	Saint Silvester Road Race	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	15 km	42:59 CR
2020	Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon	Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates	1st	Half marathon	58:58
	Prague Half Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	1st	Half marathon	58:38
	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	2nd	Half marathon	58:54
	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	1st	Half marathon	57:32 WR
2021	Istanbul Half Marathon	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	Half marathon	59:32 CR
2022	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	1st	Half marathon	58:10
2023	World Cross Country Championships	Bathurst, Australia	5th	Senior race	29:57
			1st	Senior team	22 pts
	Valencia Half Marathon	Valencia, Spain	1st	Half marathon	57:40

Personal bests

• 10,000 metres – 27:20.34 (Birmingham 2022)
• 20,000 metres – 57:07.41 (Brussels 2022)
• One hour run – 20,940 m (Brussels 2022)

Road

• 10 kilometres – 26:50 (Herzogenaurach 2022)
• Half marathon – 57:32 (Valencia 2020) NR
• Marathon – 2:04:48 (Valencia 2023)

References

1. "Kibiwott Kandie". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
2. "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
3. "Yeshaneh breaks half marathon world record in Ras Al Khaimah". World Athletics. 21 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
4. "Kandie destroza el récord del mundo de Medio Maratón en Valencia". eldesmarque.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
5. Houston, Michael (6 December 2020). "Kenya's Kandie smashes half marathon world record in Valencia". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
6. "stanbul Yarı Maratonu'nda dünya rekoru!". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
7. Results: The Giants Geneva 2021. (2021, October 3). Watch Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2021, from https://www.watchathletics.com/page/2645/results-the-giants-geneva-2021

External links

• Kibiwott Kandie at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Geoffrey Kamworor	Men's half marathon world record holder 6 December 2020 – 21 November 2021	Succeeded by Jacob Kiplimo