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Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (born 22 November 1992) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in cross country and half marathon races. He was the 2011 World Junior Cross Country Champion and has won half marathons in Lille and Berlin. ==Career== Raised in the village of Chepkorio in Kenya's Rift Valley Province,〔Minshull, Phil (2011-03-20). (Kipsang upsets the odds – Men's Junior Race Report – Punta Umbria 2011 ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-16.〕 Kipsang first competed abroad in 2010, when he travelled to Finland and set track bests of 3:48.15 minutes for the 1500 metres and 7:54.15 minutes over 3000 metres.〔(Kipsang Geoffrey ). IAAF Diamond League. Retrieved on 2012-01-16.〕 The following year he took to the Kenya cross country circuit and won at the Discovery Kenya Cross Country in Eldoret, defeating Essa Ismail Rashed.〔Macharia, David (2011-01-24). (Jepleting and Kipsang take Discovery Kenya XC titles in Eldoret ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-16.〕 At the Kenyan Cross Country Championships a month later, he ran in the junior section and finished in fourth, which was enough to earn him a place on the team for the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.〔Mutuota, Mutwiri (2011-02-19). (Mutai and Masai take hard fought wins in Nairobi; reigning World champs Ebuya and Chebet won’t defend ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-16.〕 The world competition proved to be a pivotal moment for Kipsang's career, although it was his team mate Isiah Kiplangat Koech who was the pre-race favourite. The Kenyans were not given any team instructions and Kipsang reacted by taking the lead immediately with a very fast start. He never slipped out of the lead and out ran the field on the final lap to take the world junior title.〔 A month after his cross country victory, he entered the Berlin Half Marathon and won in a time of 1:00:38 hours.〔Wenig, Jörg (2011-04-03). (Teenagers triumph at Berlin Half Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-16.〕 In June he competed on the 2011 IAAF Diamond League circuit: he set a 5000 metres best of 13:12.23 minutes at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York, then improved his 10,000 metres time to 27:06.35 minutes at the Prefontaine Classic.〔 He knocked over half a minute off his half marathon best to win the Lille Half Marathon that September.〔Civai, Franco & Lefeuvre, Thierry (2011-09-06). (Lille Métropole Half Marathon ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2012-01-16.〕 Kipsang was employed as a pacemaker for the 2011 Berlin Marathon and his work resulted in a new world record for Patrick Makau.〔Robinson, Roger. (The Great Berlin Time Trial ). ''Running Times''. Retrieved on 2012-01-16.〕 In his final outing of the year he ended the Delhi Half Marathon as runner-up to Lelisa Desisa after a sprint finish,〔Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2011-11-27). (In close races, Desisa and Kabuu prevail in New Delhi Half ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-16.〕 although his time of 59:31 minutes made him the seventh fastest over the distance that year.〔(Men's Half Marathon 2011 ). IAAF (2012-01-03). Retrieved on 2012-01-16.〕 Kipsang marked his entrance into the senior cross country ranks with a win at the 2012 Cross Internacional de Itálica in Seville.〔Valiente, Emeterio (2012-01-15). (Kipsang and Masai reign in rainy Seville ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-16.〕 He was the runner-up at the Elgoibar Cross Country behind Paul Tanui the following week.〔Valiente, Emeterio (2012-01-22). (Tanui and Wude Yimer take the spoils at Elgoibar Cross Country ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-22.〕 He set a half marathon best at the CPC Loop Den Haag in March, recording a time of 59:26 minutes for fourth place in a high calibre competition.〔van Hemert, Wim (2012-03-12). (Five runners under 60 minutes in The Hague ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-22.〕 He was enlisted to pace the Rotterdam Marathon and led the runners quicker than the world record pace up to 30 km.〔van Hemert, Wim (2012-04-15). (Spectacular double Ethiopian success brings home 2:04 and 2:18 victories in Rotterdam ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-22.〕 He won the World 10K Bangalore title, beating a large field of prominent runners.〔Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2012-05-27). (Kipsang and Kiprop lead Kenyan double podium sweep in Bangalore ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-27.〕 His marathon debut came in September, where he ran a fast time of 2:06:12 hours to claim third place at the 2012 Berlin Marathon.〔Butcher, Pat (2012-09-30). (Close victory for Mutai but more straightforward for Kebede in Berlin – REPORT ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.〕 In the 2013 season he ran a series of half and full marathons. He won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon with a time of 58:54, a new personal best and just two seconds outside the course record. 〔Williamson, Norrie (2013-02-15). (Kabuu and Kipsang triumph in high-quality races at Ras al-Khaimah Half ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-15.〕 He was the winner of the Bogotá Half Marathon in July and was runner-up to Atsedu Tsegay at the Delhi Half Marathon.〔Biscayart, Eduardo (2013-07-28). (Kipsang and Jeptoo win in Bogota ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-29.〕〔Mulkeen, Jon (2013-12-15). (Tsegay breaks course record at Delhi Half Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕 He placed fourth at the Rotterdam Marathon (2:09:12 hours) and his best performance that year was a run of 2:06:26 hours for third at the 2013 Berlin Marathon.〔Butcher, Pat (2013-09-29). (Kipsang sets World record of 2:03:23 at Berlin Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-22.〕 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「Geoffrey Kipsang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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