Robert Cheboror

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Robert Cheboror, Amsterdam 2008

Robert Cheboror (born 1978 in

marathon
.

Biography

He won the

Lille Métropole Half Marathon in 2002, setting a personal best of 1:01:42 for the half marathon distance.[1] At the Berlin Half Marathon the following year, Cheboror came near his best with a run of 1:01:55 for second behind Paul Kirui.[2]

He acted as the pacemaker for the 2003 Amsterdam Marathon and he continued running past the usual 35 km drop-out mark, eventually finishing in ninth place to record his first marathon finish in a time of 2:11:06.[3] He finished in third place at the inaugural Rotterdam Half Marathon event, crossing the line in 1:02:31.[4]

In April 2004, he finished second at the 108th Boston Marathon, finishing a minute behind the race winner Timothy Cherigat.[5] With a course record of 2:06:23 hours at the 2004 Amsterdam Marathon,[6] he was the third best runner in the world that season, only behind Felix Limo and Evans Rutto.[7]

He and

New York Marathon
.

He returned to his peak marathon form in 2006, starting with a runner-up placing at the

Spanish record-breaking Julio Rey.[10] He ran at the Chicago Marathon in October, completing the race in a time of 2:09:25 to take fifth place behind Abdi Abdirahman.[11]

In a low-key 2007, he competed at the Boston Marathon and finished in tenth place.

Milan Marathon in 2010 (2:13:46).[14] He was part of the field of the 2010 Chuncheon Marathon but dropped out mid-race.[15]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2004 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th
Marathon
2008 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd Marathon

References

  1. ^ Franco Civai & Thierry Lefeuvre (2010-09-05). Lille Métropole Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  2. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  3. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  4. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  5. IAAF
    (2004-04-20). Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  6. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  7. IAAF
    (2009-09-10). Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  8. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2010-01-09). Egmond aan Zee Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  9. IAAF
    /AFP (2005-07-05). Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  10. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  11. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  12. ^ 111th Boston Marathon 2007, April 16. RunningTrainingMarahthon. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  13. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  14. ^ Cheboror Robert. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2010-10-27.
  15. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2010-10-26.

External links

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