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  1. Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat (born 15 November 1979) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She was the 2011 and 2013 World Champion in the marathon. [1] She established herself as an elite marathon runner with wins at the Los Angeles and New York City Marathons in 2010.

  2. Apr 16, 2024 · At 44, Edna Kiplagat continues to excel in marathons, inspiring many with her longevity and family-supported achievements in running. More than 30,000 runners were registered to run the 2024 Boston Marathon, but none shone quite like Edna Kiplagat. At 44 years old, the Kenyan long-distance runner continues to break barriers that many athletes ...

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  4. Edna NgeringwonyKiplagat. Used name. Edna•Kiplagat. Born. 15 November 1979 in Burnt Forest, Uasin Gishu (KEN) Measurements. 162 cm / 50 kg. Affiliations. Kimbia Athletics, Kenya.

  5. Apr 22, 2020 · In the men’s race, the 26.2-mile competition came down to a three-way dead sprint, while on the women’s side, eventual winner Worknesh Degefa of Ethiopia bet the farm just five miles into her trip from Hopkinton to Boston. But the show of the day was headlined by 39-year-old Edna Kiplagat of Kenya. She’s a two-time marathon world champion ...

  6. Nov 21, 2023 · Edna Kiplagat, 127th Boston Marathon. April 17, 2023, photo by Kevin Morris. Alongside her remarkable running achievements, she is an impressive human being. She and her husband have five children – two of her own, two adopted from her sister, who died of breast cancer in 2003, and one adopted from a neighbor who died in childbirth in 2013 ...

  7. Aug 10, 2013 · To describe Edna Kiplagat as a wonder woman would be an understatement, taking into account her domestic circumstances. She's a mother of two young children, Carlos (9) and Wendy (5), with husband and coach Gilbert Koech, but the duo also have responsibility for two older children, Mercy (17) and Collins (11), who were adopted from sister Alice ...

  8. Apr 13, 2023 · BOSTON —. Kenyan marathoner Edna Kiplagat was honored Thursday as the champion of the 2021 Boston Marathon, after the original winner was disqualified. Kiplagat, who also won the race outright ...