Evans Chebet

Evans Kiplagat Chebet is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road races. In 2022, he became the third man this century to win both the Boston Marathon and 2022 [New York City Marathon|New York City Marathon]. Chebet successfully defended his title at the 2023 Boston Marathon for his third consecutive World [Marathon Majors|World Marathon Major] victory in a row. He finished third at the 2016 Berlin Marathon.
In September 2019, after finishing in the top six of every marathon he had finished, Chebet won his first international race, the Buenos [Aires Marathon], in a time of 2:05:00. The year after, in March 2020, he won the Lake Biwa Marathon with 2:07:29. In December of the same year, he lowered his personal best by exactly two minutes and set a world lead when he won the 2020 Valencia Marathon in 2:03:00, kicking down Lawrence Cherono and winning by four seconds.

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