21/08/2024
Evans Chebet
Evans Kiplagat Chebet (born 10 November 1988)
Kondabilet, Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Half marathon, Marathon
Chebet grew up the eight of nine children with few financial resources in Kenya – they could only afford to eat two meals a day – and his father, Kipyesang, was an accomplished runner before passing away from cancer at a young age.
on an interview he ones said "As a kid, life wasn’t easy. My father died when I was very young. I can’t remember him. My mom had to move away to find a job, leaving me with my uncle’s family. I’m from a large family and had to leave school early because we could no longer afford it. I started working, making charcoal and taking care of the cattle. "
Nowadays in my free time, I really enjoy going around my farm, supervising the maize and wheat and checking to see my animals are all fine. It is of course a business, but for me it is also a hobby.
In 2022, he became the third man this century to win both the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon.
In September 2019, after finishing in the top six of every marathon he had finished, Chebet won his first international race, the Buenos Aires Marathon, in a time of 2:05:00. The year after, in March 2020, he won the Lake Biwa Marathon with 2:07:29. In December of the same year, he lowered his personal best by exactly two minutes and set a world lead when he won the 2020 Valencia Marathon in 2:03:00, kicking down Lawrence Cherono and winning by four seconds.
Chebet successfully defended his title at the 2023 Boston Marathon for his third consecutive World Marathon Major victory in a row.[4] He finished third at the 2016 Berlin Marathon.
Achievements
Representing Kenya
2011 Gargnano Dieci Miglia del Garda Gargnano, Italy 2nd 10 miles 50:53
2012 Porto Half Marathon Porto, Portugal 3rd Half marathon 1:01:59
2013 JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul, South Korea 6th Marathon 2:11:26
2014 Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 2nd Marathon 2:08:17
JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul, South Korea 2nd Marathon 2:07:46
2015 Coamo San Blas Half Marathon Coamo, Puerto Rico 7th Half marathon 1:06:11
Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 2nd Marathon 2:08:50
2016 Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea 2nd Marathon 2:05:33
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 3rd Marathon 2:05:31
Ziwa 10 km Ziwa, Kenya 8th 10 km 29:30
2017 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 4th Marathon 2:06:42
Tilburg Ten Miles Tilburg, Netherlands 2nd 10 miles 45:05.4
Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain 2nd Marathon 2:05:30
2018 Boston Marathon Boston, MA, United States — Marathon DNF
Ziwa 10 km Ziwa, Kenya 17th 10 km 29:20
2019 Milano City Marathon Milan, Italy 2nd Marathon 2:07:22
Buenos Aires Marathon Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Marathon 2:05:00
2020 Lake Biwa Marathon ĹŚtsu, Japan 1st Marathon 2:07:29
Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain 1st Marathon 2:03:00
2021 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 4th Marathon 2:05:43
2022 Boston Marathon Boston, MA, United States 1st Marathon 2:06:51
New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States 1st Marathon 2:08:41
2023 Boston Marathon Boston, MA, United States 1st Marathon 2:05:54
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 2022 Boston Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2022 New York Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2023 Boston Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Berlin Marathon
He is married to Lilian Chepkemei, and together the two enjoy working on their farm in Kenya, harvesting wheat and corn while taking care of their three children.
