Franklin Chepkwony

Franklin Chepkwony (born 15 June 1984, died 8 August 2023), sometimes spelled Frankline, was a Kenyan professional long-distance runner.[1] He had a marathon personal best time of 2:06:11 hours.[2]

Franklin Chepkwony, 3rd-place winner in 2014 Boston Marathon shown here near halfway point in Wellesley

Chepkwony's first marathon run came at the 2011 Nairobi Marathon, where he placed second in a time of two hours and eleven minutes.[3] He made his international marathon debut at the 2012 Zurich Marathon, winning with a time of 2:10:57.[4] Later that year, Chepkwony set a personal best of 2:06:11 when finishing second at the Eindhoven Marathon in October, 25 seconds behind compatriot Dickson Chumba.[5] This time ranked him 26th in the world over the distance for that year.[6]

In 2013, Chepkwony won the Seoul International Marathon in 2:06:59, taking home $80,000 for winning the race under 2:10:00.[7] He ran his second marathon in the Netherlands in October, but did not perform as well as he had in Eindhoven, coming seventh in the Amsterdam Marathon in a time of 2:09:53 hours.[1] In November he won the Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon in France, setting a course record of 1:00:11.[8]

He opened the following season at the Santa Pola Half Marathon, coming second.[9] In April, Chepkwony finished third in the 2014 Boston Marathon, his first top finish in the World Marathon Majors, behind American Meb Keflezighi and Kenyan Wilson Chebet.[10]

Chepkwony was a training partner of Dennis Kimetto[11] and Geoffrey Mutai.[12]

Personal bests

References
  1. Frankline Chepkwony Archived 2014-04-22 at archive.today. World Marathon Majors. Retrieved on 2014-04-22.
  2. Athlete Profile Franklin Chepkwony. "Athlete profile for Franklin Chepkwony". Iaaf.org. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  3. ERNEST K. KEBENEI CLOCKS 2:10:55 TO WIN THE 42KM RACE IN THE MEN’S CATEGORY WHILE KAIRE TOROITICH MARGARET CLOCKS 2:30:18 TO TAKE THE WOMEN’S RACE DURING THE STANDARD CHARTERED NAIROBI MARATHON. Standard Chartered (2011-10-30). Retrieved on 2014-04-22.
  4. "Big win in debut for Franklin Chepkwony in Zurich marathon | Volare Sports". Volaresports.nl. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  5. van Hemert, Wim (2012-10-14). Chumba surprises with course record in Eindhoven - REPORT. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-22.
  6. 2012 Men Marathon Top List. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-22.
  7. "Chepkwony, Chepchirchir complete first Kenyan double at Seoul International Marathon". iaaf.org. 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  8. "Semi-marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt : Franklin Chepkwony bat le record de la course en 1h00'11 - Semi-marathon - Actualité - VO2 Run in live". Vo2.fr. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  9. Franklin Chepkwony. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-04-22.
  10. "American Meb Keflezighi wins Boston Marathon - Sports". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  11. "The American Drought is Over: Meb Keflezighi Wins the 2014 Boston Marathon". LetsRun.com. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  12. "B.A.A. Marathon 2014: Athlete Details". Registration.baa.org. 1984-06-15. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
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