Kevin Chelimo

Kevin Chelimo
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	14 February 1983 (age 43); Kabarnet, Kenya
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Position	Runner
College team	Texas Tech

Kevin Chelimo (born 14 February 1983) is a Kenyan long- and middle-distance runner.

Prep and College

Chelimo graduated from Tenges high school. Chelimo graduated from Tambach Teachers Training College and Texas Tech in 2006. Kevin finished 17th 2006 NCAA Division I cross country running championships, and 10th in 2007 NCAA Division I 10,000 metres. Chelimo competed in national 3000 metres.

Coach

Texas Tech cross country All-American Kevin Chelimo, a volunteer assistant coach for Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2006 - 2008.

Personal

Kevin Chelimo married Sally Kipyego in 2008 summer.

Professional

Since 2008

Training in Eugene, Oregon with Oregon Track Club.

2012

Chelimo ran 2012 Payton Jordan Invitational in 13:14.57.

Chelimo competed in the 10,000 meters at the 2012 Kenyan Olympic Trials.

2015

Kevin's long buildup to NYC Marathon included:

Half Marathon 1:02:11 New York (USA) 15 March 2015
New York Road Runners 10 km in May 2015 29:19 6th place

Kevin Chelimo debuted at 1 November 2015 NYC Marathon in 2:15:49 in 10th place.

Personal Best

Marathon: 2:15:49
Half-Marathon: 1:01:21
10000 m: 27:30.50
5000 m: 13:14.57

References

↑ "Texas Tech Cross Country Results (Women)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
↑ 2007 NCAA Division I 10,000 metres Retrieved 4 November 2015.
↑ Kevin Chelimo Earns Trip to Nationals in the 3000M Retrieved 29 October 2015.
↑ "IAAF: Kevin CHELIMO | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
↑ "Kevin CHELIMO". www.diamondleague.com.
↑ "Profile of Kevin CHELIMO | All-Athletics.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
↑ "Kevin Chelimo". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
↑ Adam Zuvanich (2 December 2008). "Heart of Gold: Degree means more than medals to Tech's Kipyego". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
↑ Doug Binder (27 August 2011). "Sally Kipyego: Turning the Tables".
↑ "OTC Elite - Welcome to the OTC Elite Team Blog!". otcelite.wordpress.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.^{[title missing]}
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2015-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Manzano Named USATF Athlete of the Week" (Press release). USA Track and Field. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
↑ "IAAF: Kevin CHELIMO | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
↑ Kevin Chelimo Archived 2013-01-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 October 2015.
↑ Kevin Chelimo New York Road Runners. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
↑ 2015 tcs New York City Marathon results. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

External links

Kevin Chelimo at World Athletics
Kevin Chelimo All-Athletics Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Player and coaching Bio at Texas Tech Athletics
Kevin Chelimo Twitter Profile
Kevin Chelimo Facebook Profile

[1] "Texas Tech Cross Country Results (Women)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

[2] 2007 NCAA Division I 10,000 metres Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[3] Kevin Chelimo Earns Trip to Nationals in the 3000M Retrieved 29 October 2015.

[4] "IAAF: Kevin CHELIMO | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

[5] "Kevin CHELIMO". www.diamondleague.com.

[6] "Profile of Kevin CHELIMO | All-Athletics.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-29.

[7] "Kevin Chelimo". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.

[8] Adam Zuvanich (2 December 2008). "Heart of Gold: Degree means more than medals to Tech's Kipyego". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

[9] Doug Binder (27 August 2011). "Sally Kipyego: Turning the Tables".

[10] "OTC Elite - Welcome to the OTC Elite Team Blog!". otcelite.wordpress.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.^{[title missing]}

[11] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2015-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[12] "Manzano Named USATF Athlete of the Week" (Press release). USA Track and Field. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

[13] "IAAF: Kevin CHELIMO | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

[14] Kevin Chelimo Archived 2013-01-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 October 2015.

[15] Kevin Chelimo New York Road Runners. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

[16] 2015 tcs New York City Marathon results. Retrieved 15 December 2015.