Elisha Rotich is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. Rotich has a personal best in the marathon of 2:04:21, which he set when he won and set the course record at the Paris Marathon in 2021.Clayton, F. C. (2021a, October 18). Elisha Rotich wins Paris Marathon and smashes Kenenisa Bekele´s course record. Eurosport. Retrieved October 23, 2021, from https://www.eurosport.com/marathon/elisha-rotich-wins-paris-marathon-with-course-record-after-late-attack_sto8588892/story.shtml Rotich also won the 2016 Cannes Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes, the 2017 Chuncheon Chosunilbo Marathon, and the 2018 Eindhoven Marathon.
Career Early career 2010 - 2015 Rotich began his career racing mainly road races from 10k to marathon. Rotich's marathon debut was at the 2011 Kassel Marathon, where he placed 3rd in 2:15:18. In 2014 Rotich won the Strasbourg Half Marathon and the Altötting Half Marathon in Germany. In 2015 he secured his first marathon victory at the San Sebastián Marathon in Spain clocking 2:13:56.
2016 - 2018 In 2016 Rotich placed 3rd in the Kraków Marathon, before winning the Cannes Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes in 2:10:45. In 2017 Elisha won the Gunsan Marathon and the Chuncheon Chosunilbo Marathon, both in South Korea, and clocking 2:08:58 in the latter. In 2018 Rotich placed 4th in the Daegu Marathon in 2:07:50. Later in the year Rotich secured another marathon victory on 14 October winning the Eindhoven Marathon in 2:07:32.
2019 - present On 17 March, 2019 Rotich ran the Seoul Marathon, where he placed 2nd in 2:06:12, while the race was won by Thomas Kiplagat in 2:06:00. On 31 August he placed 5th at the Semi Marathon in Lille, France in 1:00:42. Rotich then placed 3rd in the Amsterdam Marathon on 20 October in 2:05:18, while his compatriot Vincent Kipchumba won the race in 2:05:09. In 2020 Rotich raced one marathon. On 20 December he placed second at the Taipei Marathon in 2:13:07. The race was won by his compatriot Paul Lonyangata, who set a new course record of 2:09:18. In 2021 Elisha placed 10th in the Milan Marathon on 16 May in a time of 2:06:44. Next Rotich raced the Paris Marathon on 17 October where he won the race in a new course record of 2:04:21, breaking Kenenisa Bekele's previous course record of 2:05:04 from 2014.Clayton, F. C. (2021a, October 18). Elisha Rotich wins Paris Marathon and smashes Kenenisa Bekele´s course record. Eurosport. Retrieved October 23, 2021, from https://www.eurosport.com/marathon/elisha-rotich-wins-paris-marathon-with-course-record-after-late-attack_sto8588892/story.shtml On New Year's Eve 2021 in São Paulo Rotich placed 4th at the 96° Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre in 46:26 a personal best.
Personal bests Outdoor EventTimeDatePlace5000 m14:17.979 June 2014Prague10k28:0430 March 2013Paderborn15k46:2631 December 2021São PauloHalf Marathon1:00:4231 August 2019LilleMarathon2:04:2117 October 2021Paris
Elisha ROTICH | Profile | World Athletics. (2021b). Worldathletics.Org. Retrieved January 2, 2022, from https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/elisha-rotich-14443470
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