Geoffrey Kirui

Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui (born 16 February 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in cross country running competitions, track and road races up to the marathon.

Junior career Kirui won gold in the 10,000 metres at the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships.

He won bronze in the men's 10,000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was his third marathon.

Kirui participated in the 2017 World Championships held in London, winning the gold in the Marathon, with a time of 2:08:27.

In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 14th place.

Personal bests

Marathons 2016 Rotterdam Marathon 2:07:23 (3rd) 2016 Amsterdam Marathon 2:06:27 (7th) 2017 Boston Marathon 2:09:37 (1st) 2017 World Championships in Athletics 2:08:27 (1st) 2018 Boston Marathon 2:18:23 (2nd) 2018 Chicago Marathon 2:06:45 (6th) 2019 Boston Marathon 2:08:55 (5th) 2019 World Athletics Championships 2:13:54 (14th)