Franklin Chepkwony (born 15 June 1984), sometimes spelled Frankline, is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner.[1] He has a marathon personal best time of 2:06:11 hours.[2]
Franklin Chepkwony, 3rd-place winner in 2014 Boston Marathon shown here near halfway point in Wellesley
Chepkwony's first marathon run came at the 2011 Nairobi Marathon, where he placed second in a time of two hours and eleven minutes.[3] He made his international marathon debut at the 2012 Zurich Marathon, winning with a time of 2:10:57.[4] Later that year, Chepkwony set a personal best of 2:06:11 when finishing second at the Eindhoven Marathon in October, 25 seconds behind compatriot Dickson Chumba.[5] This time ranked him 26th in the world over the distance for that year.[6]
In 2013, Chepkwony won the Seoul International Marathon in 2:06:59, taking home $80,000 for winning the race under 2:10:00.[7] He ran his second marathon in the Netherlands in October, but did not perform as well as he had in Eindhoven, coming seventh in the Amsterdam Marathon in a time of 2:09:53 hours.[1] In November he won the Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon in France, setting a course record of 1:00:11.[8]
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^2012 Men Marathon Top List. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-22.
^"Chepkwony, Chepchirchir complete first Kenyan double at Seoul International Marathon". iaaf.org. 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^. Vo2.fr. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^Franklin Chepkwony. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-04-22.
^"American Meb Keflezighi wins Boston Marathon - Sports". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^"The American Drought is Over: Meb Keflezighi Wins the 2014 Boston Marathon". LetsRun.com. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
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