.jpg) Kosgei during the2018 London Marathon | |
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| Born | (1994-02-20)20 February 1994 (age 31) Sinon,Kapsowar, Kenya |
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| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Marathon Long-distance running |
| Coached by | Eric Kimaiyo |
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Brigid Jepchirchir Kosgei (born 20 February 1994)[1] is a Kenyanlong-distance runner who specialises in themarathon. She won the2018 and2019Chicago Marathons, the2019 and2020London Marathons and the2021 Tokyo Marathon. Kosgei was themarathon world record holder for women running in a mixed-sex race, with a time of 2:14:04 achieved on 13 October 2019 at the Chicago Marathon.[2] She won the silver medal in themarathon event at the2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Brigid Jepchirchir Kosgei grew up inElgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya, and has six siblings.[3] Her sisterPamela is asteeplechase runner.[4] Aged 17, Kosgei began running, training with her boyfriend and now husband Matthew Kosgei.[3]
Kosgei finished in the top two in eight of the first nine marathons that she ran.[5] She came second at the 2016Lisbon Marathon behind fellow KenyanSarah Chepchirchir, in a personal best time of 2:24:45. Her time was faster than the previous course record.[6][7] In 2017, Kosgei won theBogotá Half Marathon, and came third at theCopenhagen Half Marathon.[8] She came second in the2017 Chicago Marathon in a personal best time of 2:20:22.[5][9] Her time was the sixth-fastest ever time at theChicago Marathon.[8] Weeks later, she won theHonolulu Marathon, beating the course record by over five minutes.[5] In 2018, Kosgei came second in theLondon Marathon behindVivian Cheruiyot.[5][9] After injuring herself during the Bogotá Marathon, Kosgei decided to run theGreat North Run, in order to practice ahead of the2018 Chicago Marathon. She finished the event second, behind Cheruiyot.[5][10] Kosgei later won the Chicago Marathon, after breaking away from a group of two other Kenyans and three Ethiopians after 30–35 kilometres (19–22 mi) of the race. She set a personal best time of 2:18:35.[5][9][11] During 2018, Kosgei also won across country event inEldoret, Kenya,[12] and the Kalya Half Marathon inKapenguria, Kenya.[13][14]
Kosgei won the2019 London Marathon, becoming the youngest woman to win the event.[15] Her time of 2:18:20 was the third-best time in London after Paula Radcliffe in 2005 with 2:17:42 and Mary Keitany in 2017 with the world record 2:17:01. At the 2019Great North Run, Kosgei won in a course-record time of 1:04.28, 23 seconds faster than the previous half marathon world record set byJoyciline Jepkosgei.[16]
She won the 2019Chicago Marathon on 13 October 2019 in a world record time of 2:14:04, an improvement of her personal best by more than 4 minutes.[17] She beat the previous world record by 81 seconds,[18] and was over six minutes ahead of second placeAbabel Yeshaneh.[2] Kosgei wore specially adaptedNike shoes, which have been alleged to have given her a 60–90 second advantage.[19][20] Later in the year, she won the 15 kmSaint Silvester Road Race in a time of 48:54.[21]
In February 2020, Kosgei finished second to Yeshaneh at theRas Al Khaimah Half Marathon. Kosgei's time of 1:04:49 was two seconds better than the previous world record.[22][23] Kosgei and Yeshaneh's time of 30:18 after 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of the race was only one second slower than the best time set in a track 10,000m event in 2019.[23] Later in the year, Kosgei won the rescheduled2020 London Marathon by over three minutes. Kosgei broke away from the pack 18 miles (29 km) into the race and stayed ahead for the rest of the race. She finished in a time of 2:18.58.[24]
Before its postponement, Kosgei was chosen to lead the Kenyan women's marathon squad for the2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The other athletes chosen in the squad were Cheruiyot andRuth Chepng'etich.[25][26] In February 2021, Kosgei was confirmed in the Kenyan marathon team for the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics, alongside Cheruiyot, Chepng'etich andPeres Jepchirchir.[27] It was Kosgei's first appearance at the Olympics.[25] She finished second behind Jepchirchir.[28] Later in the year, she came fourth at the2021 London Marathon.[29] In March 2022, Kosgei won the delayed2021 Tokyo Marathon in a time of 2:16:20, the third fastest ever time.[30]
At the 2024 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon, Kosgei broke the course record in a time of 2:19:15.[31]
All information fromWorld Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[1]
| Year | Date | Competition | Location | Rank | Time |
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| 2015 | 8 November | Porto Marathon | Porto | 1st | 2:47:59 |
| 2016 | 3 April | Milano City Marathon | Milan | 1st | 2:27:45 |
| 2 October | Lisbon Marathon | Lisbon | 2nd | 2:24:45 | |
| 11 December | Honolulu Marathon | Honolulu | 1st | 2:31:11 | |
| 2017 | 17 April | Boston Marathon | Boston | 8th | 2:31:48 |
| 8 October | Chicago Marathon | Chicago | 2nd | 2:20:22 | |
| 10 December | Honolulu Marathon | Honolulu | 1st | 2:22:15 | |
| 2018 | 22 April | London Marathon | London | 2nd | 2:20:13 |
| 7 October | Chicago Marathon | Chicago | 1st | 2:18:35 | |
| 2019 | 28 April | London Marathon | London | 1st | 2:18:20 |
| 13 October | Chicago Marathon | Chicago | 1st | 2:14:04 | |
| 2020 | 4 October | London Marathon | London | 1st | 2:18:58 |
| 2021 | 7 August | Olympic Games | Sapporo | 2nd | 2:27:36 |
| 3 October | London Marathon | London | 4th | 2:18:40 | |
| 2022 | 6 March | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo | 1st | 2:16:20 |
| Distance | Time (h):m:s | Location | Date | Notes |
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| 5 km | 15:13 | Lisbon, Portugal | 19 May 2019 | |
| 10 km | 30:58 | Atlanta, GA, United States | 4 July 2022 | (also 29:54 * not legal) |
| 15 km | 48:54 | São Paulo, Brazil | 31 December 2019 | |
| Half marathon | 1:04:49 | Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | 21 February 2020 | (also 1:04:28 * not legal) |
| Marathon | 2:14:04 | Chicago, IL, United States | 13 October 2019 | MxWorld record |
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| Preceded by | Women's Marathon World Record Holder 13 October 2019 – 24 September 2023 | Succeeded by |
