1. Brigid Jepchirchir Kosgei was born on 20 February 1994 and is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon.
22 Facts About Brigid Kosgei
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Brigid Kosgei won the 2018 and 2019 Chicago Marathons, the 2019 and 2020 London Marathons and the 2021 Tokyo Marathon.
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Brigid Kosgei won the silver medal in the marathon event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Brigid Jepchirchir Kosgei grew up in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya, and has six siblings.
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Aged 17, Brigid Kosgei began running, training with her boyfriend and now husband Matthew Brigid Kosgei.
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Brigid Kosgei finished in the top two in eight of the first nine marathons that she ran.
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Brigid Kosgei came second at the 2016 Lisbon Marathon behind fellow Kenyan Sarah Chepchirchir, in a personal best time of 2:24:45.
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Brigid Kosgei's time was faster than the previous course record.
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In 2017, Brigid Kosgei won the Bogota Half Marathon, and came third at the Copenhagen Half Marathon.
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Brigid Kosgei came second in the 2017 Chicago Marathon in a personal best time of 2:20:22.
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Brigid Kosgei's time was the sixth-fastest ever time at the Chicago Marathon.
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In 2018, Brigid Kosgei came second in the London Marathon behind Vivian Cheruiyot.
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Brigid Kosgei won the 2019 London Marathon, becoming the youngest woman to win the event.
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At the 2019 Great North Run, Brigid Kosgei won in a course-record time of 1:04.28,23 seconds faster than the previous half marathon world record set by Joyciline Jepkosgei.
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Brigid Kosgei won the 2019 Chicago Marathon on 13 October 2019 in a world record time of 2:14:04, an improvement of her personal best by more than 4 minutes.
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Brigid Kosgei beat the previous world record by 81 seconds, and was over six minutes ahead of second place Ababel Yeshaneh.
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In February 2020, Brigid Kosgei finished second to Yeshaneh at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon.
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Later in the year, Brigid Kosgei won the rescheduled 2020 London Marathon by over three minutes.
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Brigid Kosgei broke away from the pack 18 miles into the race and stayed ahead for the rest of the race.
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In February 2021, Brigid Kosgei was confirmed in the Kenyan marathon team for the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics, alongside Cheruiyot, Chepng'etich and Peres Jepchirchir.
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In March 2022, Brigid Kosgei won the delayed 2021 Tokyo Marathon in a time of 2:16:20, the third fastest ever time.
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At the 2024 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon, Brigid Kosgei broke the course record in a time of 2:19:15.