Top Long-Distance Runners
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Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)
Kipchoge holds the current men's marathon world record with a timing of 2:01:39
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Brigid Kosgei (Kenya)
Kosgei holds the women's marathon world record, with a timing of 2:14:04
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Mo Farah (Britain)
Farah won gold in 5,000m and 10,000m races at 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics
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Vivian Cheruiyot (Kenya)
She won 4 Olympic medals in 5,000m and 10,000m, including a 5000m gold at Rio 2016
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Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia)
Current 10,000m world-record holder, Bekele has won 4 Olympic medals (3 gold)
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Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia)
She won 10,000m gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, with a world record of 29:17.45
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Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda)
Current 10,000m world champion, Cheptegei holds the 15km road race world record
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Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia)
She has won 6 Olympic medals, including 3 gold and holds the 5,000m world record
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Geoffrey Kamworor (Kenya)
Kamworor has the men's half-marathon world record to his name
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Ababel Yeshaneh (Ethiopia)
Yeshaneh broke the women's half-marathon world record in February 2020
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