Titus Ekiru

Titus Ekiru (born 2 January 1992) is a Kenyan marathon runner. In 2019, he represented Kenya at the 2019 African Games and he won the men's half marathon with a time of 1:01:42.[1][2] He became the first Kenyan to win this event at the African Games.[1] This was also a new African Games record.

Titus Ekiru

Personal information
Born	2 January 1992
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Long-distance running
Medal record Men's long-distance running Representing  Kenya African Games 2019 Rabat Half marathon

Career

In 2017, he won the Seville Marathon in Seville, Spain with a time of 2:07:42.

In 2018, he won the Honolulu Marathon with a time of 2:09:01 and the half marathon event of the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon with a time of 1:01:02. He also won the Mexico City Marathon event with a new course record of 2:10:38.

In 2019, he won the Milano City Marathon and he set a new course record of 2:04:46.[3] In that year, he also won the Portugal Half Marathon and he set a new course record of 1:00:12. In December 2019, he won the Honolulu Marathon for the 2nd time with a new course record of 2:07:59.[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Kenya
2016	Casablanca Marathon	Casablanca, Morocco	2nd	Marathon	2:15:43
2017	Seville Marathon	Seville, Spain	1st	Marathon	2:07:42
	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu, Hawaii	4th	Marathon	2:12:19
2018	Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon	San Diego, United States	1st	Half marathon	1:01:02
	Mexico City Marathon	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	Marathon	2:10:38
	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu, Hawaii	1st	Marathon	2:09:01
2019	Milano City Marathon	Milano, Italy	1st	Marathon	2:04:46
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	1st	Half marathon	1:01:42
	Portugal Half Marathon	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	Half marathon	1:00:12
	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu, Hawaii	1st	Marathon	2:07:59

References

1. Etchells, Daniel (30 August 2019). "Ekiru makes history as Kenya rocket up medal standings on last day of athletics at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
2. "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
3. "Ekiru, Kiplagat shatter Italian all-comers records in Milan". The Star (Kenya). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
4. "Kenya's Titus Ekiru and Margaret Muriuki earn Honolulu Marathon wins". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

External links

• Titus Ekiru at World Athletics