Franklin Chepkwony (15 June 1984 – 8 August 2023), sometimes spelled Frankline, was a Kenyan professional long-distance runner.Frankline Chepkwony . World Marathon Majors. Retrieved on 2014-04-22. He had a marathon personal best time of 2:06:11 hours.
Chepkwony's first marathon run came at the 2011 Nairobi Marathon, where he placed second in a time of two hours and eleven minutes.ERNEST K. KEBENEI CLOCKS 2:10:55 TO WIN THE 42KM RACE IN THE MEN’S CATEGORY WHILE KAIRE TOROITICH MARGARET CLOCKS 2:30:18 TO TAKE THE WOMEN’S RACE DURING THE STANDARD CHARTERED NAIROBI MARATHON . Standard Chartered (2011-10-30). Retrieved on 2014-04-22. He made his international marathon debut at the 2012 Zurich Marathon, winning with a time of 2:10:57. Later that year, Chepkwony set a personal best of 2:06:11 when finishing second at the Eindhoven Marathon in October, 25 seconds behind compatriot Dickson Chumba.van Hemert, Wim (2012-10-14). Chumba surprises with course record in Eindhoven - REPORT. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-22. This time ranked him 26th in the world over the distance for that year.2012 Men Marathon Top List. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-22.
In 2013, Chepkwony won the Seoul International Marathon in 2:06:59, taking home $80,000 for winning the race under 2:10:00. He ran his second marathon in the Netherlands in October, but did not perform as well as he had in Eindhoven, coming seventh in the Amsterdam Marathon in a time of 2:09:53 hours. In November he won the Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon in France, setting a course record of 1:00:11.
He opened the following season at the Santa Pola Half Marathon, coming second.Franklin Chepkwony. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-04-22. In April, Chepkwony finished third in the 2014 Boston Marathon, his first top finish in the World Marathon Majors, behind American Meb Keflezighi and Kenyan Wilson Chebet.
Chepkwony was a training partner of Dennis Kimetto and Geoffrey Mutai.
Personal bests Half marathon – 1:00:11 hours (2013) Marathon – 2:06:11 hours (2012)
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