Who is Evans Chebet, 2023 men’s Boston Marathon winner?
- Defending champion Evans Chebet won the 2023 Boston Marathon's men’s race
- He won the race in an unofficial time of 2 hours 5 minutes 54 seconds
- With this win, the 35-year-old became the 6th man to win the race back-to-back
Defending champion Evans Chebet defeated fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge to win the 2023 Boston Marathon’s men’s race in an unofficial time of 2 hours 5 minutes 54 seconds. With this win, the 35-year-old became the 6th man to win the race back-to-back. Hellen Obiri won the women’s race.
Following his win, several people hailed and congratulated them on social media.
“Evans Chebet (1st) and Benson Kipruto (3rd), you have made Kenya proud with your remarkable runs in the #BostonMarathon! And a big congratulations to Hellen Obiri for her inspiring victory in the women’s race! Well done,” Kenyan politician Raila Amolo Odinga tweeted.
Congratulations Evans Chebet for triumphantly defending your Boston Marathon title. Well in Benson Kipruto for bringing home Bronze. Your incredible outing highlights your daredevil attitude. pic.twitter.com/1y1V1liDIP
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) April 17, 2023
Evans Chebet wins the Boston Marathon 2023 ( it's back-to-back win),Gabriel Geay from Tanzania comes second as Benson Kipruto rounds out the podium Finish
It's 1 and 3 for team Kenya in Boston pic.twitter.com/BM4XpWiEFc
— KOT OCS👮👮 (@WaruiJohn2)
“Congratulations to Evans Chebet and Hellen Obiri for winning the 2023 Boston Marathon, in their respective categories. You have made Kenya proud!” Kenyan politician Amason Kingi Jeffah EGH tweeted.
Who is Evans Chebet?
Evans Kiplagat Chebet was born on November 10, 1988. The Kenyan long-distance runner always completed in the top six of every marathon he had finished. In September 2019, he won the Buenos Aires Marathon in a time of 2 hours and 5 minutes. This was the first international race he won. In March of the following year, he won the Lake Biwa Marathon at 2:07:29.
In December 2020, he won the Valencia Marathon in a time of 2:03:00. He won the race by four seconds, defeating Lawrence Cherono.
In 2022, he creates history by becoming only the third man this century to win both the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon.
On April 17, 2023, he won his second straight Boston Marathon, beating out fellow Kenyan Benson Kipruto and Tanzania’s Gabriel Geay.
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