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Evans Chebet
- Born
- Nov 10, 1988 (37 years old)
- Events
- Marathon · 10 Miles Road
Evans Kiplagat Chebet (born 10 November 1988) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road races.
In 2022, he became the third man this century to win both the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon. Chebet successfully defended his title at the 2023 Boston Marathon for his third consecutive World Marathon Major victory in a row. He finished third at the 2016 Berlin Marathon. In September 2019, after finishing in the top six of every marathon he had finished, Chebet won his first international race, the Buenos Aires Marathon, in a time of 2:05:00. The year after, in March 2020, he won the Lake Biwa Marathon with 2:07:29.
In December of the same year, he lowered his personal best by exactly two minutes and set a world lead when he won the 2020 Valencia Marathon in 2:03:00, kicking down Lawrence Cherono and winning by four seconds.
As of Nov 4, 2026: Marathon 2:03:00 (#14 all-time), 10 Miles Road 45:06, 2024 season best 2:07:45 (Nov 3, 2024, New York, NY (USA)) · Last competition: TCS New York City Marathon, New York, NY - Elite Event, Nov 3, 2024, 2:07:45 · 37 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Semi | 1:02:31 | – | Sep 8, 2024 | Great North Run, South Shields |
| 2024 | Marathon | 2:07:45 | – | Nov 3, 2024 | TCS New York City Marathon, New York, NY - Elite Event |
| 2023 | Marathon | 2:05:54 | – | Apr 17, 2023 | B.A.A. Boston Marathon |
| 2022 | 10Kilometr | 29:39 | – | Jun 26, 2022 | Boston, MA (USA) |
| 2022 | Marathon | 2:06:51 | – | Apr 18, 2022 | B.A.A. Boston Marathon, Boston, MA |
| 2021 | Marathon | 2:05:43 | – | Oct 3, 2021 | Virgin Money London Marathon, London |
| 2020 | Marathon | 2:03:00 | – | Dec 6, 2020 | Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP |
| 2019 | Marathon | 2:05:00 | – | Sep 22, 2019 | Maratón de Buenos Aires Ñandú - South American Marathon Championships, Buenos Aires |