Wilfred Kibet Kigen
- January 6, 2024
- Marathon Runner
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Wilfred Kibet Kigen |
| Occupation | Marathon Runner |
| Date Of Birth | Feb 23, 1975(1975-02-23) |
| Age | 49 |
| Birthplace | Eldoret |
| Country | Kenya |
| Birth City | Uasin Gishu |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
Wilfred Kibet Kigen Biography
| Name | Wilfred Kibet Kigen |
| Birthday | Feb 23 |
| Birth Year | 1975 |
| Place Of Birth | Eldoret |
| Home Town | Uasin Gishu |
| Birth Country | Kenya |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Wilfred Kibet Kigen is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on February 23, 1975 in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu, Kenya. Wilfred Kibet Kigen (born 23 February 1975) is a Kenyan long distance runner who mostly competes at marathon events in Germany. His personal best for this distance is 2:07,33 hours that was recorded in 2007. He has been the winner three times at the Frankfurt Marathon and won the Hamburg Marathon in 2010, after finishing third on three occasions.
Originating from Eldoret, Kenya, he experienced a growing up surrounded by long-distance running . Every day he ran 10km to school when he was when he was a kid. His mother was an accomplished athlete in the 1960s. She won prizes at track events in Uganda. Kigen was convinced by Wilson Boit Kipketer (a world record for the steeplechase) to relocate to Ngong to concentrate on running. It was because of Boit Kipketer’s advice that Kigen was able to get his start in competition running, at 24.
He set a new target in 2009, with the aim to take home the Dusseldorf Marathon in a course record time. But it wasn’t so easy since David Langat beat him to the finish line and Kigen was nearly two minutes behind the record time with a figure of 2:11:30. In a time of 209.22 and finally, he topped on the podium in the Hamburg Marathon in 2010 after many attempts. He placed 17th in the 2010 Frankfurt Marathon and then only seventh in the less-publicized Zurich Marathon in 2012.
Wilfred Kibet Kigen Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Marathon Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Wilfred Kibet Kigen is one of the richest Marathon Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wilfred Kibet Kigen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He finished fourth in his 2006 Hamburg Marathon but went on to keep this title when he raced in Frankfurt. He competed in both races the following year and had a great start by breaking his personal best of 2 07:33 for 2nd place at Hamburg ahead of Rodgers Rop. He was the first person to break the sub-2 minute mark at the Frankfurt Marathon – challenged by the fast pace by Hosea Rotich. Kigen decided to push on by running a steady pace. This strategy paid off as Kigen was able to overtake Rotich during the final stage and was the first to get to the finish line in a course record which earned him 45,000EUR of prize cash.
He finished second for the third time at the 2009 Hamburg Marathon and although his time of 2:07,48 was fast but it was 25 seconds less than his winner David Mandago. He attempted at defending the Frankfurt title for the third time, but was knocked out by the runner-up Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot. He broke the course record of Kigen when he ran his marathon debut.
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Wilfred Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Wilfred Kibet Kigen celebrates birthday on February 23 of every year.