Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai

Quick Facts

Full Name	Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai
Date Of Birth	Oct 12, 1984(1984-10-12)
Age	40
Country	Kenya
Birth City	Uasin Gishu District
Horoscope	Libra

Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Biography

Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on October 12, 1984 in Uasin Gishu District, Kenya. Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (born 12 October 1984) is a long-distance runner from Kenya and a specialist in marathons. He is currently sixth fastest person in history over the 42.195 kilometers.

At first, he was running half marathons before making his debut with long distances back in 2007. He took home the first time later in the year in the Amsterdam Marathon. He finished fourth in two of 2008’s London Marathons, but managed to finish on the top of the podium during the 2009 World Championships, claiming the silver medal. In 2010, he was able to finishing as runner-up two times during his London as well as New York City marathons. In 2011, the London Marathon he won on his fourth attempt , securing the course record and personal best of 2:04:40.

Mutai again used the Lisbon Half Marathon as preparation for a spring Marathon in 2009 and he proved to be in good form, setting a personal best of 1:00:45 hours. At the 2009 London Marathon he posted his third sub-2:07 time, but again this left him in fourth place in the perennially fast race while Samuel Wanjiru broke the course record. He gained his first international selection that year as he was chosen for the marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He remained among the leading pack and the race came down to a duel between Mutai and Abel Kirui in the latter stages. It was Kirui who took the lead to claim the title, but Mutai took the silver medal in a time of 2:07:48 hours, which was the second fastest ever run at the event. He set a half marathon best at the end of the year, running 1:00:39 for second place behind Silas Sang at the Portugal Half Marathon.

He ran on home turf at the beginning of 2010, coming third at the Discovery Half Marathon in Eldoret. He followed this with another personal best in Lisbon, approaching the hour mark with a time of 1:00:03 for third while Zersenay Tadese won in a world record time. At the 2010 London Marathon, Mutai could not keep pace with eventual winner Tsegaye Kebede, but he persevered nevertheless and made the podium for the first time, finishing in 2:06:23 for second place – his best ever placing at the race. The 2010 New York City Marathon was a closer affair, as Mutai and Gebre Gebremariam were neck-and- neck after 40 km, but Mutai was again relegated to second as his rival pulled away to win.

Mutai placed fifth at his race at the Lisbon Half Marathon in March 2007 – a race that preceded his debut on the marathon distance in the following month. In the Rotterdam Marathon he completed the distance in 2:13:06 hours. He finished 7th in the race impacted by extreme temperatures. He fought off strong competition from Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot as well as the world Champion Jaouad Gharib at the Portugal Half Marathon in September, winning the Lisbon race with a swift time to finish. Mutai along with Richard Limo did the front running in the Amsterdam Marathon the following month and the strategy worked in the end, as Mutai took his first race with a time of 2:06:29 hours , which is the second fastest time of the was set a year earlier than Haile Gebrselassie’s world-record race.

Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Net Worth

Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai is one of the richest Marathon Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mutai was raised at Cheptigit which is a small village in Kaptagat, Uasin Gishu County in the Rift Valley Province. His extended family is comprised of Richard Limo, the 2001 World Champion over 5000 metres. Mutai started to gain attention in the domestic arena when he was 18 years old and was third over 10,000 meters in the Rift North Provincial Championships in 28:09.2 minutes.

It was on the streets of Europe where he began to establish a name for himself. His first step was an impressive win at the Nice Half Marathon in April 2006, and later an all-time best time of 27:51 mins for second place in the 10km du Conseil General 13 behind Edwin Soi (one of the fastest races during the year). He was not a great performer on the track during the FBK Games the following month however, he did improve his half-marathon time to 1:00:49 at the extremely fiercely competitive Rotterdam Half Marathon, where the race was a sixth place finish.

He began 2008 with a third-place finish at the 20 van Alphen race in the Netherlands. The London Marathon was his next destination and he improved his best time to 2:06:15 hours, although this was only enough for fourth in a fast race with three men under two hours and six minutes. Mutai’s next outing was also in the United Kingdom and he broke the course record for the Great Scottish Run in Glasgow. His final run of 2008 was at the Chicago Marathon and he began strongly, pushing the race tempo to the point where he forced the pacemaker to prematurely drop out. However, he suffered in the latter stages of the race and ended up in sixth.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Emmanuel Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai celebrates birthday on October 12 of every year.