Edwin Soi
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Full name | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kericho, Kenya | 3 March 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 3000 metres – Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (born 3 March 1986) is a Kenyan professional
His earliest honours were team
Soi has won numerous 10K road races in his career; he has won three times consecutively at the BOclassic, Memorial Peppe Greco and Giro Media Blenio races, and has had four straight wins at the Giro al Sas. His personal best for the distance is 27:46 minutes.
Career
Early races
Soi had his first running successes when undertaking a tour of races in Spain in 2004. He won the
The 2006 season also brought him further success on the road circuit as he won both the
The 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held in Mombasa and, after a win at the Cross Ouest France, he earned selection for the national team. In a Kenyan-dominated race, Soi took ninth place with five of his compatriots finishing ahead of him.[6] He retained both his 10K titles at the Giro Media Blenio and in Marseille.[7] After a number of top three finishes on the track circuit, he hoped to qualify for the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. A fourth place at the trials saw him narrowly miss out on selection, although his track season had a successful culmination with a 3000/5000 m double at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final. This made him the first Kenyan to win both events at the competition.[1] He ran at a New Year's Eve race in Bolzano, the BOclassic, and took the victory in the 10K race.[8]
Olympic medal
After running an indoor 3000 m personal best of 7:36.70 in Valencia, Soi was chosen to compete in the event at the
Soi became the continental champion at the
In his first race of 2012, he edged Vincent Chepkok at the line to win the Campaccio race.[16] An indoor personal best of 7:29.94 minutes for the 3000 m earned him a place at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where he won his second global medal in the form of the 3000 m bronze.[17] He qualified for the Kenyan Olympic team for a second time, but failed to make the 5000 m final at the 2012 London Olympics, placing sixth in his heat. On the roads that year, he edged out Thomas Longosiwa to take his fourth career win at the Media Blenio race in April and had a fourth straight win at the Giro al Sas.[18][19]
In 2013 he focused on 5000 m track running and began his year by ending Mo Farah's year-and-a-half winning streak, beating the Olympic champion at the Prefontaine Classic.[20] He was only fifth at the Golden Gala but a third place at the Kenyan trials guaranteed his selection for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.[21] He ran a personal best and meeting record of 12:51.34 minutes at the Herculis meeting a month before the World 5000 m final, but at the championship race he finished out of the medals in fifth place.[22] He ended the track season at the Memorial Van Damme and came fourth. In October he retained the Giro al Sas title yet again.[23]
Career highlights
- IAAF World Cross Country Championships
- 2006 – Fukuoka, 8th at short race
- Choge)
- 2007 – Mombasa, 8th at long race
- Ngatuny / Macharinyang / M. Kipyego)
- IAAF World Athletics Final
- 2006 – Stuttgart, 2nd at 3,000 m
- 2006 – Stuttgart, 2nd at 5,000 m
- 2007 – Stuttgart, 1st at 3,000 m
- 2007 – Stuttgart, 1st at 5,000 m
- 2008 – Stuttgart, 1st at 5,000 m
- 2008 – Stuttgart, 2nd at 3,000 m
- 2009 – Thessaloniki, 3rd at 5,000 m
- Other races
- 2007 – Le Mans, 1st at Cross Ouest France
- 2007 – Bolzano, 1st at BOclassic[24]
- 2008 – Bolzano, 1st at BOclassic
- 2008 – Campaccio EAA Cross Country
- 2009 – Bolzano, 1st at BOclassic[25]
Personal bests
Source: [26]
Distance | Mark | Date | Location |
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1,500 m | 3:40.52 | 6 October 2013 | Fossano |
3,000 m | 7:27.55 | 6 May 2011 | Doha |
Two miles | 8:14.10 | 4 June 2011 | Eugene |
5000 m | 12:51.34 | 19 July 2013 | Monaco |
10,000 m | 27:14.83 | 25 August 2006 | Brussels |
10km | 27:46.00 | 1 May 2006 | Marseille |
Half Marathon | 1:00:24 | 24 February 2019 | Granollers |
Marathon | 2:09:16 | 28 November 2021 | La Rochelle |
References
- ^ IAAF. Archived from the originalon 24 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ Downes, Steven (1 April 2006). "Men's Short Race". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (8 April 2006). "Dramatic wins for Soi, Jepleting in Dongio". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Edwin Cheruiyot Soi. The-Sports. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (10 September 2006). "Men's 5000m". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- IAAF. Archived from the originalon 3 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (10 April 2007). "Soi beats Kogo in close fought 10km battle in Dongio". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (1 January 2008). "Soi, Kibet take Bolzano victories". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Zorzi, Alberto (27 September 2009). "Soi defends Scicli 10Km crown". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- IAAF. Archived from the originalon 30 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Soi defends title at Giro Al Sas". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Fernandes, António Manuel (13 November 2010). "Medhin takes second victory of season; Rosa women's winner in Oeiras". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (1 January 2011). "Merga and Cheruiyot take dramatic victories in Bolzano". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (10 October 2011). "Kurgat clocks course record in Carpi". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (1 January 2012). "Soi and Cheruiyot take thrillers in Bolzano". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Ayodi, Ayumba (12 March 2012). "Golden return earns Jelimo and Obiri plaudits". The Sunday Nation. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (9 April 2012). "Soi soars to fourth 10km victory in Switzerland". IAAF. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (15 October 2012). "Lemma dominates in Carpi, Soi takes Trento 10K". IAAF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- IAAF. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (14 July 2013). "Javelin star Julius Yego steals the show at Kenyan trials". IAAF. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Len (16 August 2013). "Report: Men's 5000m final – Moscow 2013". IAAF. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (13 October 2013). "Fifth win for Soi at Giro di Trento". IAAF. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ list of results 2007 Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ boclassic.it: "Soi manages hat trick in BOclassic" Archived 4 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Edwin Cheruiyot SOI | Profile | World Athletics. (2021). Worldathletics.Org. Retrieved November 29, 2021, from https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/edwin-cheruiyot-soi-14209817
External links
- Edwin Soi at World Athletics
- Focus on Athletes article from IAAF