Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in course record time
Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 12.11.23. | 18:23
A Kenyan has now won the event 17 times since 2001
Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo on Sunday 12 November led a Kenyan 1-2 finish as he won the 2023 Athens Marathon, while also putting himself in the event’s history books by setting a course record.
The 30 year old, who came into the race with a lifetime best time of 2:06.52, shook off his main challengers to come home - at the Kallimarmaro Stadium - clocking 2:10.34.
Edwin, welcome to Athens 😎🔥
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With another marathon under his belt, Edwin Kiptoo is BACK. Striding over the finish line, he outran the competition for a winning final stretch. 👊
From Kenya to Athens, he’ll take it from here. 🤝
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⏱️ 2:10:34… pic.twitter.com/3pJTpHEcTe
The course record at Athens prior to Sunday’s race was 2:10.37, set by another Kenyan - Felix Kandie in 2014.
Kiptoo’s win added another record for Kenyan marathoners, who have won the race 17 times since 2001.
Following him in second place was Kenya’s Rhonzai Lokitam Kilimo who timed 2:12.36, with Rwanda’s Felicien Muhitira finishing third, his late charge just edging him behind the Kenyan.
In the women’s marathon, Soukaina Atanane of Morocco won the race in 2:31.52, with Kenya’s Caroline Jepchirchir coming in second clocking 2:32.19.
In third was Greece’s Gloria Privileggio who timed 2:43.20.
“I wasn’t well prepared, I didn’t expect to break the record. I pushed a lot and I succeeded,” Kiptoo told Greek City Times after the race.
A record 20,322 runners were registered to start at the village of Marathon, beating the previous record of 20,041 set in 2019.
Attendance had dropped off by more than half in the first two races held after the coronavirus pandemic, in 2021 and 2022. The 2020 edition was canceled.












