Marius Kimutai

Marius Kimutai (born 10 December 1992) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner.

Marius Kimutai
Personal information
Born (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992
Sport
CountryBahrain
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running

Career

In 2015, he won the Dalian International Marathon in Dalian, China with a time of 2:15:18.

In 2017, he won the Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam, Netherlands with a time of 2:06:04. That year, he also won the Ljubljana Marathon in Ljubljana, Slovenia with a time of 2:08:33.

Marius Kimutai winning the 2017 Ljubljana Marathon

In 2019, he won the Hangzhou International Marathon in Hangzhou, China with a time of 2:10:05 which was also a new course record.[1][2] He became the first Bahraini winner of the event.[2]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2013 Brescia Marathon Brescia, Italy 1st Marathon 2:13:02
2014 Taiyuan Marathon Taiyuan, China 2nd Marathon 2:13:16
Danzhou International Marathon Danzhou, China 1st Marathon 2:12:27
2015 Chongqing Marathon Chongqing, China 3rd Marathon 2:13:45
Dalian International Marathon Dalian, China 1st Marathon 2:15:18
Rennes Marathon Rennes, France 1st Marathon 2:09:14
2016 Mumbai Marathon Mumbai, India 3rd Marathon 2:09:39
Yellow River Estuary International Marathon Dongyang, China 2nd Marathon 2:09:32
Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd Marathon 2:05:47
2017 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:06:04
Ljubljana Marathon Ljubljana, Slovenia 1st Marathon 2:08:33
2018 Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea 4th Marathon 2:07:45
2019 Chongqing International Marathon Chongqing, China 4th Marathon 2:10:37
Taiyuan International Marathon Taiyuan, China 1st Marathon 2:09:43
Hangzhou International Marathon Hangzhou, China 1st Marathon 2:10:05

References
  1. "Bahrain's Kimutai wins Hangzhou Marathon". Xinhua News Agency. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. "Kenyans rule the roads abroad". The Star. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.


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