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Edwin Kurgat

Edwin Kurgat

Kenyan long-distance runner

Edwin Kurgat is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes for UA Mission Run Dark Sky.[1] He won the 2019 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships while competing for Iowa State.[2]

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Kurgat attended St. Patrick's High School in Iten, Kenya, and didn't begin running until 2016. He initially attended UT Martin, before transferring to Iowa State in 2018.[3]

On 26 January 2024, Kurgat ran a personal best time of 12:57.52 in the indoor 5000 metres at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston. This met the Olympic standard of 13:05.00.[4][5]

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Road

  • 5K – 13:27 (Boston 2023)
  • 10K – 28:01 (Boston 2023)

References

  1. [1]
    "PREVIEW: EDWIN KURGAT SEEKS REPEAT, HOKA NAZ ELITE GO FOR TEAM TITLES AT SOUND RUNNING CROSS CHAMPS". runnerspace.com. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    Edwin Kurgat at World Athletics
  3. [3]
    Shryack, Lincoln (November 22, 2019). "Behind Edwin Kurgat's Meteoric Rise From Non-Runner To NCAA Favorite". Flotrack. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Track Scoreboard". live.lancertiming.com. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  5. [5]
    "Athletics track & combined events at Paris 2024: The entry standards".
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