Vincent Kipsang Rono (born 22 December 1990) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in track, road running, and cross country running.

Career

For most of his career during 2010 to 2016, he served as a pacemaker on the IAAF Diamond League and European track circuit. He won his first road race at the Le Lion Half Marathon in France in 2015. Rono acted as pacemaker at the Frankfurt Marathon in 2016.Korir and Daska take Frankfurt Marathon titles. IAAF (2016-10-30). Retrieved on 2018-01-16. He begin to pick up his own racing career in earnest from the 2017 season onwards.Evans, Kip (2016-01-24). Rono impresses in Nairobi, Hawi wins in Rovereto – cross-country round-up. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-01-16.

A fourth-place finish at the 2017 Kenyan Cross Country Championships led to his first international selection at age 26.Mulkeen, Jon (2017-03-23). Senior men's preview – IAAF World Cross Country Championships Kampala 2017. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-01-16. He shared in the team silver medal at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships after finishing seventh. His debut over the marathon distance followed a month later and he claimed fourth at the Daegu Marathon in a time of 2:10:23 hours. Returning to Kenya, he won the Kenyan Police 10,000 metres race but despite a runner-up placing at the Kenyan Athletics Championships, he did not gain a spot on the Kenyan track team that year as he failed to finish at the trials race. He established himself as a strong road runner at the Lille Half Marathon, which he won in 59:27 minutes – his first clocking under an hour over the distance.Vincent Kipsang Rono. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2018-01-16. In 2019, Rono finished 5th at the Rotterdam Marathon in a time of 2:07:10 hours.. AWorld Athletics. Retrieved on 2019-04-07.

In 2022, Rono won the Tel Aviv Marathon, with a time of 2:12:55.

International competitions 2017World Cross Country ChampionshipsKampala, Uganda7thSenior race29:002ndSenior team22 pts

Personal bests 800 metres – 1:48.58 min (2007) 1500 metres – 3:36.69 min (2008) Mile run – 3:59.63 min (2007) 3000 metres – 7:41.18 min (2010) 5000 metres – 13:16.42 min (2014) 10,000 metres – 27:52.19 min (2011) 10K run – 28:09 min (2015) Half marathon – 59:27 min (2017) Marathon – 2:07:10 (2019)

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External links

All Athletics profile