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Marathon world record of Wilson Kipsang at the 2013 BMW BERLIN-MARATON ratified by IAAF

 IAAF has ratified the marathon world record set by Wilson Kipsang of Kenya at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on 29 September 2013. Kipsang (31) won in 2:03:23 hrs breaking the previous record of 2:03:38 set by Patrick Makau at the 2011 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. Kipsang marked the ninth marathon world record set in Berlin since 1977, of which the last five were all set in the past ten years.

2:04:55            Paul Tergat (Kenya)                            2003

2:04:26            Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia)             2007

2:03:59            Haile Gebrselassie                              2008

2:03:38            Patrick Makau (Kenya)                        2011

2:03:23            Wilson Kipsang (Kenya)                       2013

We recommend a remarkable video showing Kipsang in his world record race. The video was produced by HBS for SCC EVENTS.

 

 

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