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

In 2025, he was suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for failing to provide a doping sample.^[3]

Career

2020

In 2020, Kibiwott Kandie won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.^[4] 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.^[5][6]

2021

On 4 April 2021, he set a course record of 59:32 at the Istanbul Half Marathon in Turkey.^[7] On 3 October, Kandie raced at The Giants Geneva 10k, where he won the race in 26:51.^[8]

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)