Brigid Kosgei
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Kenyan long-distance runner
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Brigid Kosgei is a Kenyan female long-distance and marathon runner. Born on February 20, 1994, in Kapsowar, she competes in athletics for Kenya. Her sports disciplines include the marathon and half marathon. Kosgei speaks English.
She has participated in several major marathons, including the 2017 Boston Marathon, the 2017 Chicago Marathon, the 2018 London Marathon, and the 2019 London Marathon.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1994-02-20 ) 20 February 1994 (age 32) , Sinon, Kapsowar , Kenya
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event s
- Marathon , Long-distance running
- Coached by
- Eric Kimaiyo
- Personal bests
- Marathon : 2:14:04 World record</span>"}]]}'>WR ( Chicago 2019) Half marathon : 64:49 ( Ras Al Khaimah 2020)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kenya
- Place of birth
- Kapsowar
- Occupation
- marathon runner
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 2017 Chicago Marathon
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Kenya
- Image
- London Marathon 2018 (27765192508).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1994-02-20
- Commons category
- Brigid Kosgei
- sports discipline competed in
- half marathon
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Encyclopedic overview
Brigid Jepchirchir Kosgei (born 20 February 1994) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She won the 2018 and 2019 Chicago Marathons, the 2019 and 2020 London Marathons and the 2021 and 2026 Tokyo Marathons. Kosgei was the marathon world record holder for women running in a mixed-sex race, with a time of 2:14:04 achieved on 13 October 2019 at the Chicago Marathon. She won the silver medal in the marathon event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Personal life
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