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Personal information | |
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Born | 10 December 1992 |
Sport | |
Country | Bahrain |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long-distance running |
Marius Kimutai (born 10 December 1992) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner.
Career
[edit]In 2015, he won the Dalian International Marathon in Dalian, China with a time of 2:15:18.
In 2017, he won the Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam, Netherlands with a time of 2:06:04. That year, he also won the Ljubljana Marathon in Ljubljana, Slovenia with a time of 2:08:33.
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In 2019, he won the Hangzhou International Marathon in Hangzhou, China with a time of 2:10:05 which was also a new course record.[1][2] He became the first Bahraini winner of the event.[2]
In 2023 Marius Kimutai won the Barcelona Marathon with 02:05:06
On April 10, 2024, Marius Kimutai returned a signed Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations and Acceptance of Consequences form, confirming that he admitted to the anti-doping rule violations and accepted the claimed period of ineligibility. On April 15, Marius Kimutai was suspended for three years for doping.[3]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2013 | Brescia Marathon | Brescia, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:02 |
2014 | Taiyuan Marathon | Taiyuan, China | 2nd | Marathon | 2:13:16 |
Danzhou International Marathon | Danzhou, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:27 | |
2015 | Chongqing Marathon | Chongqing, China | 3rd | Marathon | 2:13:45 |
Dalian International Marathon | Dalian, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:15:18 | |
Rennes Marathon | Rennes, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:14 | |
2016 | Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai, India | 3rd | Marathon | 2:09:39 |
Yellow River Estuary International Marathon | Dongyang, China | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:32 | |
Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | Marathon | 2:05:47 | |
2017 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:06:04 |
Ljubljana Marathon | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:33 | |
2018 | Seoul International Marathon | Seoul, South Korea | 4th | Marathon | 2:07:45 |
2019 | Chongqing International Marathon | Chongqing, China | 4th | Marathon | 2:10:37 |
Taiyuan International Marathon | Taiyuan, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:43 | |
Hangzhou International Marathon | Hangzhou, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:05 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bahrain's Kimutai wins Hangzhou Marathon". Xinhua News Agency. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Kenyans rule the roads abroad". The Star. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Sport Athletics-Bahraini marathon runner Kimutai gets three-year ban for doping". The Print. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.