Abraham Kiptum (born 5 September 1989) is a Kenyan long-distance runner and former half marathon world record holder. On 28 October 2018 Kiptum ran the Valencia Half Marathon in Valencia, Spain in a time of 58:18, which would have been a world record (world record 58:23), but in 2019 this world record was nullified, because of a doping violation verdict in 2019. The half marathon world record was then improved by Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor on 15 September 2019, to a time of 58:01.
Kiptum's debut in the marathon was the Rabat Marathon in 2015, where he placed third with a time of 2:11:36. In the inaugural Abu Dhabi Marathon on 7 December 2018, he finished as the runner-up with 2:04:16, 12 seconds behind the winner Marius Kipserem. He improved his PB from the 2017 Amsterdam Marathon by 70 seconds.
On 26 April 2019 The Athletics Integrity Unit confirmed a Provisional Suspension against Kiptum for an Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) violation under the IAAF Anti-Doping Rules. Kiptum was withdrawn from the 2019 London Marathon in consequence of the suspension.PROVISIONAL SUSPENSIONS IN FORCE, Athletics Integrity Unit On 11 November that year, a four-year suspension, and expunging of results, was confirmed.Abraham Kiptum: Kenyan runner gets four-year ban for anti-doping violation Kiptum's race times going back to 13 October 2018 were nullified.
Personal life Abraham Kiptum was born in Chepketei Kosirai Village, Kenya as the third of four children. Kiptum went to Kosirai Primary School and Kipmokoch Secondary School. He is coached by Joshua Kiprugut Kemei.
Competition record
Road running
Year Road Race Distance Location Rank Time2016Lagos City MarathonMarathonLagos1st2:16:19Casablanca Half MarathonHalf MarathonCasablanca1st1:01:26Madrid Half MarathonHalf MarathonMadrid1st1:01:522017Amsterdam MarathonMarathonAmsterdam3rd2:05:262018Daegu MarathonMarathonDaegu1st2:06:29Copenhagen Half MarathonHalf MarathonCopenhagen2nd59:09Valencia Half MarathonHalf MarathonValenciaDQ58:18 WRAbu Dhabi MarathonMarathonAbu DhabiDQ2:04:16
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