Richard Limo, Date of Birth

    

Richard Limo

Kenyan marathon runner

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1980

Profession: long-distance runner, middle-distance runner, marathon runner

Nationality: Kenya

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Richard Limo

  • Richard Kipkemei Limo (born 18 November 1980) is a Kenyan athlete.
  • He specializes in long distance track events.
  • He won the 5000 m gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Limo was born in 1980 in Cheptigit village, Uasin Gishu District.
  • After primary school he went to polytechnic and received a grade in electrical wiring in 1996.
  • He did not start running, until 1997 when he joined a training camp located near his home.
  • The next year he won the silver medal at the junior race of World Cross Country Championships.
  • The same year he broke the world junior record at 3000 m, by running in 7:36.76 minutes, but missed the World Junior Championships.
  • He won the Cross Zornotza in 1999 and the Trofeo Alasport cross country meeting in 2002.
  • In 2001 he became world champion and was world's best performer of the year at 5000 metres with his time 12:56.72, which remains his personal record. Since 2004 Limo has not been much in the limelight, but has since switched to marathon racing.
  • He won the Giro Media Blenio 10K in 2004.
  • He was the runner-up in the 2007 Amsterdam Marathon, his debut where he consequently set a new personal best (2:06:45).He won his first marathon race in 2010, running a time of 2:09:56 for victory at the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon.
  • He slowed to a halt just before the finish line in celebration of his first win over the distance.
  • He finished the 2011 Reims Marathon in third place, finishing behind debutant Demessew Tsega.Richard Limo is married to Rose Tarus with two children, born in 2000 and 2002.
  • He is 1.67 m tall and has a mass of 52 kg.
  • He is not related to Benjamin Limo or Felix Limo, both also Kenyan runners.

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