Titus Ekiru

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Titus Ekiru
Personal information
Born (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 30)
Sport
CountryKenya
SportLong-distance running
Medal record
Men's long-distance running
Representing  Kenya
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Half marathon

Titus Ekiru (born 2 January 1992) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He represented Kenya at the 2019 African Games and he won the men's half marathon with a time of 1:01:42.[1][2] He became the first Kenyan to win this event at the African Games.[1] This was also a new African Games record.

Career[]

In 2017, he won the Seville Marathon in Seville, Spain with a time of 2:07:42.

In 2018, he won the Honolulu Marathon with a time of 2:09:01 and the half marathon event of the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon with a time of 1:01:02. He also won the Mexico City Marathon event with a new course record of 2:10:38.

In 2019, he won the Milano City Marathon and he set a new course record of 2:04:46.[3] In that year, he also won the Portugal Half Marathon and he set a new course record of 1:00:12. In December 2019, he won the Honolulu Marathon for the 2nd time with a new course record of 2:07:59.[4]

In 2021, he won the Milano City Marathon and he set a new course record of 2:02:57. He also won the Abu Dhabi Marathon held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[5]

Achievements[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
2016 Casablanca Marathon Casablanca, Morocco 2nd Marathon 2:15:43
2017 Seville Marathon Seville, Spain 1st Marathon 2:07:42
Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, Hawaii 4th Marathon 2:12:19
2018 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon San Diego, United States 1st Half marathon 1:01:02
Mexico City Marathon Mexico City, Mexico 1st Marathon 2:10:38
Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, Hawaii 1st Marathon 2:09:01
2019 Milano City Marathon Milano, Italy 1st Marathon 2:04:46
African Games Rabat, Morocco 1st Half marathon 1:01:42
Portugal Half Marathon Lisbon, Portugal 1st Half marathon 1:00:12
Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, Hawaii 1st Marathon 2:07:59
2021 Milano City Marathon Milano, Italy 1st Marathon 2:02:57
Abu Dhabi Marathon Abu Dhabi, UAE 1st Marathon 2:06:13

References[]

  1. ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (30 August 2019). "Ekiru makes history as Kenya rocket up medal standings on last day of athletics at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Ekiru, Kiplagat shatter Italian all-comers records in Milan". The Star (Kenya). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Kenya's Titus Ekiru and Margaret Muriuki earn Honolulu Marathon wins". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Korir and Ekiru dominate in Abu Dhabi". World Athletics. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

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