29 Facts About Edna Kiplagat

Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat was born on 15 November 1979 and is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner.

Edna Kiplagat was the 2011 and 2013 World Champion in the marathon.

Edna Kiplagat established herself as an elite marathon runner with wins at the Los Angeles and New York City Marathons in 2010.

At age 37, Kiplagat won the 2017 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:21:52 hours, and won the marathon silver medal at the IAAF World Championships in London.

At the 3000 metres distance, Edna Kiplagat won a silver medal at the 1996 World Junior Championships and a bronze medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships.

Edna Kiplagat finished thirteenth in the long race at the 2006 World Cross Country Championships.

Edna Kiplagat won the 2006 Virginia Beach Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, the 2007 Lilac Bloomsday Run and the 2007 Bay to Breakers.

Edna Kiplagat finished second behind Emily Chebet at the 2010 Freihofer's Run for Women, running a time of 15:20 and winning $5000 in the process.

Edna Kiplagat managed third place at the Beach to Beacon race in August 2010, and completed the same feat at the Falmouth Road Race two weeks later.

Edna Kiplagat won the Los Angeles Marathon in 2010, only her second marathon ever, and went on to win the 2010 New York City Marathon.

Edna Kiplagat defeated two marathon debutantes, Shalane Flanagan of the United States and Mary Keitany of Kenya, who took second and third, respectively.

Edna Kiplagat ran a career best of 1:09:00 at the New York City Half Marathon, finishing as runner-up behind Caroline Rotich.

Edna Kiplagat took on Keitany again at the 2011 London Marathon, but was outrun by her domestic rival.

Still, Edna Kiplagat was pleased with her third-place performance as her time of 2:20:46 marked a significant personal best, improving upon her previous time by almost five minutes.

Edna Kiplagat was the race favourite for the 2011 World Championships Marathon and delivered on her form, taking the women's title in a time of 2:28:43 hours.

Edna Kiplagat entered the Montferland Run with a slight injury and finished as runner-up to Abebech Afework.

Edna Kiplagat began 2012 on grass and came third at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships.

Edna Kiplagat was selected for the Kenyan Olympic team as a result.

Edna Kiplagat finished runner-up in the London Marathon for the second consecutive year, on this occasion behind Priscah Jeptoo.

Edna Kiplagat ended 2014 with a 2:36:24 finish at the 2014 New York City Marathon.

Edna Kiplagat returned to the 2015 London Marathon with a time of 2:27:16 hours.

Edna Kiplagat finished in fifth place at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing with a time of 2:28:15 hours.

Edna Kiplagat finished in 2:22:36 hours for 3rd place at the 2016 Tokyo Marathon, and in 2:23:28 hours for 2nd place at the 2016 Chicago Marathon.

At age 37, Edna Kiplagat won the 2017 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:21:52 hours.

Edna Kiplagat won the silver medal in the women's marathon in a time of 2:27:18.

Edna Kiplagat competed in the 2021 Boston Marathon, which had been moved to the Columbus Day holiday in October, less than one month before her 42nd birthday.

Edna Kiplagat was declared the winner after compatriot Diana Kipyokei, who finished ahead of her by 24 seconds, was disqualified for use of a performance-enhancing corticosteroid.

Edna Kiplagat's victory made her the oldest runner, either male or female, to have won a World Marathon Major event.

Edna Kiplagat started the Edna Kiplagat Foundation to raise awareness of breast cancer.