Kenyan Sports Legends
The greatest kenyan sports people of all time — across 1 sports.
🏃 Athletics
Kenyan
Brigid Kosgei
Marathon
Kenyan long-distance runner who holds the women's marathon world record of 2:14:04, set at the 2019 …
Kenyan
David Rudisha
Middle Distance
Kenyan middle-distance runner and double Olympic 800m champion, widely regarded as the greatest 800m…
Kenyan
Eliud Kipchoge
Marathon Runner
Kenyan long-distance runner widely regarded as the greatest marathoner of all time, first person to …
Kenyan
Faith Kipyegon
Middle Distance
Kenyan middle-distance runner, three-time Olympic 1500m champion and world record holder, widely con…
Kenyan
Kelvin Kiptum
Marathon Runner
Kenyan marathon runner who set the world record of 2:00:35 at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, becoming th…
Kenyan
Mary Moraa
Middle Distance (800m)
Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in 800m, world champion in 2023 and one of the most promi…
Kenyan
Moses Kiptanui
Steeplechase/Middle Distance
Kenyan middle-distance runner who dominated the 3000m steeplechase in the 1990s, becoming the first …
Kenyan
Ruth Chepngetich
Marathon
Kenyan marathon runner who holds the women's marathon world record of 2:09:56 set at the 2024 Chicag…
Kenyan
Tegla Loroupe
Marathon/Long Distance
Kenyan long-distance runner who broke barriers as first African woman to win major marathon, setting…
Kenyan
Timothy Cheruiyot
Middle Distance (1,500m)
Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in 1500m, world champion in 2019 and Olympic silver medal…
Kenyan
Wilson Kipketer
Middle Distance (800m)
Kenyan-born Danish middle-distance runner who dominated the 800m in the 1990s, setting three world r…