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Geoffrey Rono

Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1987-04-21)April 21, 1987
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 metres, 800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800m: 1:45.0h (2013) 1500m: 3:32.55 (2008) Marathon: 2:14:40 (2015)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Kenya International athletics competitions African Junior Championships 2005 Tunis 800 m 2005 Tunis 1500 m IAAF Golden League 2009 4 × 1500 m relay

Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono (born 4 April 1987) is a Kenyan distance runner who competed primarily in the 1500 metres and 800 metres. He won both events at the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships, and is a former world record holder in the 4 × 1500 metres relay.

Biography

At the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships, Rono swept the 800 m and 1500 m titles, winning in times of 1:47.10 and 3:42.76 respectively. The following year, Rono placed 4th at the 1500 metres at the World Junior Championships.

In 2008, Rono recorded his best finish a senior international championship with a 5th-place result at the African Championships in the 1500 m.

In 2009, Rono was part of the Kenyan quartet that broke the 4 × 1500 metres relay world record at the Memorial van Damme meet in Brussels with a time of 14:36.23, winning the IAAF Golden League title in the process. The prior record by a German team from 1977 was the oldest standing track record maintained by the IAAF.

Statistics

Personal bests

References

1. Geoffrey Rono at Tilastopaja (registration required)
2. "Kenyans shatter oldest track world record". Nation. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
3. "ARRS - Runner: Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

External links

• Geoffrey Rono at World Athletics

• 1987 births
• Kenyan male middle-distance runners
• World record holders in athletics (track and field)
• IAAF Golden League winners
• African championships competitors
• Living people
• 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen