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Dickson Kiptolo Chumba (born 27 October 1986) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He has won the Rome, Eindhoven, Tokyo, and Chicago marathons and has a personal best of 2:05:42 for the distance. Born in Kenya's Nandi District, Chumba worked as a gardener until he decided to focus on running professionally. He began working with Claudio Berardelli in Kapsabet in 2008.〔(Dickson Chumba ). Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2013-02-10.〕 His first marathon outings came in 2010 and he was runner-up at both the Madrid Marathon and the Italian Marathon.〔Valiente, Emeterio (2010-04-25). (Course record for Cherogony, while Gebrselassie jogs to 10Km victory – Madrid Marathon report ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-10.〕〔Sampaolo, Diego (2010-10-10). (Kosgei clocks 2:09:00 course record in Carpi ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-10.〕 His first win came in March 2011 when he ran a personal best of 2:08:45 hours to claim the Rome City Marathon title ahead of defending champion Siraj Gena.〔Sampaolo, Diego (2011-03-20). (Dado takes third straight Rome title as Chumba surprises ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-10.〕 He was faster still at the Frankfurt Marathon in October, running 2:07:23, although the close to world record pace meant he finished seventh.〔Butcher, Pat (2011-10-30). (Kipsang tantalises with 2:03:42 World record assault in Frankfurt ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-10.〕 At the start of 2012 he had his third career runner-up finish at the Xiamen Marathon, having gradually fallen away from the winner Peter Kamais.〔Jalava, Mirko (2012-01-07). (Kamais and Kasim cruise to Xiamen wins ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-10.〕 Victory came at the Eindhoven Marathon as he surged away in the second half of the race. Although he struggled in the final two kilometres he won by a margin of half a minute and set a new course record (and personal best) of 2:05:46.〔van Hemert, Wim (2012-10-14). (Chumba surprises with course record in Eindhoven – REPORT ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-10.〕 He started the 2013 Xiamen race quickly, but dropped out after an ill-timed surge to the front.〔Jalava, Mirko (2013-01-05). (Terfa breaks course record in Xiamen ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-10.〕 He placed seventh at the 2013 Boston Marathon and then came eighth at the Amsterdam Marathon in October.〔(Dickson Chumba ). Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-10-24.〕 He won the 2014 Tokyo Marathon in 2:05:42, improving the course record by more than a minute. In October 2015 he won the 2015 Chicago Marathon in 2:09:25, in a brilliant tactical race, pulling away at 30 K in a World Marathon Majors race conducted without pace makers. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dickson Chumba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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