Kibiwott Kandie
Kibiwott Kandie at the 2021 New York City Marathon
Kibiwott Kandie at the 2021 New York City Marathon
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 27)
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsHalf marathon: 57:32 NR (Valencia 2020)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bathurst Senior team

Kibiwott Kandie (born 20 June 1996)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. In December 2020, he won the Valencia Half Marathon finishing in a new world record time of 57:32, chopping off the previous world record by almost 30 seconds. Kandie won the silver medal in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships.[2]

Career

2020

In 2020, Kibiwott Kandie won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.[3] He also won the Prague 21.1 km event at the Prague Half Marathon held in Prague, Czech Republic. This was an invitation-only half marathon for elite runners. This event was held after the Prague Half Marathon was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In December 2020, at the Valencia Half Marathon, Kandie set a new half marathon world record with a time of 57:32, obliterating the previous record set by Geoffrey Kamworor by almost half a minute.[4][5]

2021

On 4 April 2021, he set a course record of 59:32 at the Istanbul Half Marathon in Turkey.[6] On 3 October, Kandie raced at The Giants Geneva 10k, where he won the race in 26:51.[7]

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  Kenya
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
2019 Saint Silvester Road Race São Paulo, Brazil 1st 15 km 42:59 CR
2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates 1st Half marathon 58:58
Prague Half Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 1st Half marathon 58:38
World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia, Poland 2nd Half marathon 58:54
Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain 1st Half marathon 57:32 WR
2021 Istanbul Half Marathon Istanbul, Turkey 1st Half marathon 59:32 CR
2022 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain 1st Half marathon 58:10
2023 World Cross Country Championships Bathurst, Australia 5th Senior race 29:57
1st Senior team 22 pts
Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain 1st Half marathon 57:40

Personal bests

Road

References

  1. ^ "Kibiwott Kandie". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Yeshaneh breaks half marathon world record in Ras Al Khaimah". World Athletics. 21 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Kandie destroza el récord del mundo de Medio Maratón en Valencia". eldesmarque.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ^ Houston, Michael (6 December 2020). "Kenya's Kandie smashes half marathon world record in Valencia". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. ^ "stanbul Yarı Maratonu'nda dünya rekoru!". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ^ Results: The Giants Geneva 2021. (2021, October 3). Watch Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2021, from https://www.watchathletics.com/page/2645/results-the-giants-geneva-2021

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Records Preceded by Geoffrey Kamworor Men's half marathon world record holder 6 December 2020 – 21 November 2021 Succeeded by Jacob Kiplimo
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