Brigid KOSGEI
Kenyan athlete Brigid KOSGEI smashed the women's marathon record, using revolutionary running shoe technology.
Chicago 2019
Brigid KOSGEI started running in earnest in 2012 at the age of 18 . In 2015 she won her first marathon in Porto, in a time of 2 hours and 48 seconds. However, it was in 2019 at the Chicago Marathon that she etched her name in history. With a time of 2 hours, 14 minutes and 4 seconds, she shattered the world record previously held by Paula RADCLIFFE for 16 years.
Marathon de Chicago, Octobre 2019 - Brigid KOSGEI (KEN) en compagnie de l’ancienne détentrice du record du monde du marathon, Paula RADCLIFFE (GBR) (2019) by Bank of America Chicago MarathonThe Olympic Museum
2019: Women's record for the event: 2 hours, 14 minutes and 4 seconds
By beating by more than a minute the world record held by Paula RADCLIFFE (GBR) since 2003, Brigid KOSGEI has achieved a phenomenal performance.
This record will be beaten in 2023 in Berlin by Ethiopian Tigst ASSEFA with a new time of 2h11'53''!
Revolutionary running shoes
It wasn't until the introduction of revolutionary technology in running shoes, such as the Vaporfly, that world records were broken. The prototypes worn by KOSGEI and KIPCHOGE, featuring three carbon plates, were eventually banned for the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020.
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Tokyo 2020 – marathon Femmes – arrivée de Peres JEPCHIRCHIR (KEN ) 1ère, Brigid KOSGEI (KEN), 2ème et Molly SEIDEL (USA), 3ème (2021) by Comité International Olympique (CIO)The Olympic Museum
Tokyo 2020 in 2021
Brigid KOSGEI claimed silver in the Tokyo Olympic marathon with a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes and 36 seconds, finishing just 16 seconds behind her compatriot Peres JEPCHIRCHIR (KEN).
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