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Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba (born February 2, 1984 in Kaptul, Marakwet District) is a Kenyan long-distance track, and road running athlete. ==Biography== He started running while at Hossen Primary School. Kipchumba won the junior race at the 2000 World Cross Country Championships in Vilamoura finishing in 22:49. Later that year in Santiago de Chile he won the gold medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics when he finished the 10,000 m in 28:54.37. In 2001 and 2002 his running was hampered by injuries. He was recruited by Kenyan Army in 2002. He won the Stramilano half marathon in 2004.〔(Stramilano Half Marathon ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-01-02.〕 On 8 October 2006 he won the silver medal at the World Road Running Championships. He set a Kenyan national record of 56:41 minutes for the 20 km distance. He won the Lisbon Half Marathon in 2007 with a time of 1:00.31.〔(Lisbon Half Marathon winners ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-01-02.〕 He made his marathon debut at the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon, finishing eighth and setting a time of 2:09:54 hours.〔IAAF, April 5, 2009: (Kibet edges Kwambai as both clock 2:04:27 - Rotterdam Marathon report )〕 He won the 2011 Xiamen Marathon with a course record of 2:08:07, in spite of poor weather conditions.〔Cartier, Cyrille (2011-01-02). (Kipchumba breaks course record at Xiamen Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-02.〕 His second race of the year came at the Lisbon Half Marathon in March and he came fourth in the fast-paced race.〔Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2011-03-20). (Tadese blazes 58:30 in Lisbon, second fastest Half Marathon ever ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.〕 He is managed by Gianni Demadonna and coached by Renato Canova. Kipchumba has a farm in Trans-Nzoia District. He is married with two children (as of 2004). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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