Lydia Kurgat
- January 10, 2024
- Runner
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Lydia Kurgat Biography
| Name | Lydia Kurgat |
| Birthday | Jan 1 |
| Birth Year | 1976 |
| Birth Country | Kenya |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Lydia Kurgat is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on January 1, 1976 in Kenya. Lydia Kurgat, a Kenyan marathon runner and long-distance runner was born in 1976. She has won the Eindhoven Marathon twice and also won races in Bonn and Utrecht. Her personal record for this distance is 2:31.26 hours.
She finished fifth at the Houston Marathon in 2010. In 2011, she returned to winning ways at the Ljubljana Marathon.
Kurgat’s streak of unbeaten marathons was extended to five races at 2009 Utrecht Marathon. She had hoped to win three consecutive Eindhoven races that year but was defeated by Beata Naigambo from Kenya. However, her 2:31:26 hour time as the runner up was a new record. With a third-place finish at Zwolle, she also set a new half-marathon record of 1:12:54.
Lydia Kurgat Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Lydia Kurgat is one of the richest Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lydia Kurgat 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Her career began as a steeplechase specialist. She then moved to road running events. In 2002, she won the VTM Telecomloop 15km race in the Netherlands. She then won the Trierer Stadtlauf in Germany.
In 2006, she made her first attempt at the marathon distance. She ran the Niagara Falls Marathon in Canada and finished third. She won the Great Lakes Marathon in Kenya that same year with a personal record and course record of 2 hours 40 minutes 45. This was further improved at the 2007 Eindhoven Marathon when she finished in 2:39.27 hours, beating Tabitha Kibet. Kurgat was the Eindhoven champion the following year, and she won the Bonn Marathon in 2:39:27 hours. This markedly improved her time to 2:33.39 hours. She also had a winning margin over three minutes.
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Lydia Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Lydia Kurgat celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.