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{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}}
'''Salim Kipsang''' (born 22 December 1979) is a Kenyan [[Long-distance track event|long-distance]] [[Running|runner]], who specializes in the [[10,000 metres]] and [[marathon (sport)|marathon]].

==Life==
Kipsang was born in 1979. Both he and his brother are runners. His brother Henry is married to the road runner [[Diana Sigei Chepkemoi]].<ref name=family>[https://registration.baa.org/2013/cf/public/wnd_iAthleteDetailsWindow.cfm?RaceAppID=26831 Diana Sigei Chepkemoi], baa.rg, Retrieved 3 February 2016</ref>

Kipsang won a [[silver medal]] over 10,000&nbsp;m at the [[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics|1998 World Junior Championships]] in [[Annecy]]. Moving on to [[cross country running]], he claimed victory at the 2000 edition of the [[Cross de Soria]] in Spain.<ref>[http://www.rfea.es/web/competiciones/campeonato.asp?codigo=2008SO013 Soria course profile] {{in lang|es}}. [[Real Federación Española de Atletismo]]. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref> He competed in 10,000 m at the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 World Championships]] in [[Paris]] without finishing the race.

Among his first successes on the road was a win at the [[Grand Prix von Bern]] 10-miler in 2002. He won the [[Paris Marathon]] in 2005 with a time of 2:08:04.<ref>Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2005-04-12). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29090.html Kipsang and Grigorieva pull off surprises in Paris Marathon]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref> Kipsang was the 2006 winner of the [[20 van Alphen]] race. He finished third at the 2007 [[Berlin Marathon]], setting a personal best of 2:07:29 hours,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080524015604/http://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/US/athletes/athlete/153/ Salim Kipsang]. [[World Marathon Majors]] (archived). Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref> and won the 2009 [[Tokyo Marathon]].<ref>International Herald Tribune , March 22, 2009: [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/22/sports/ATH-Tokyo-Marathon-Results.php Tokyo Marathon Results]</ref> He returned to Tokyo in both 2010 and 2011 but managed only ninth and eighth place, respectively.<ref>Nakamura, Ken (2011-02-27). [http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid=59407.html Mekonnen triumphs in Tokyo in 2:07:35]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2011-02-27.</ref> He returned to the marathon podium in Japan at the inaugural edition of the [[Osaka Marathon]] in October 2011, placing third in a time of 2:14:18 hours.<ref>[http://www.aimsworldrunning.org/results/2011_10.htm October 2011 AIMS Results]. AIMS (October 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-01.</ref>

==Achievements==
*<small>All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise</small>
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{KEN}}
|-
|1998
|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Annecy]], France
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|10,000 m
|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres|29:36.80]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|[[Rotterdam Marathon]]
|[[Rotterdam, Netherlands]]
|17th
|Marathon
|2:14:55
|-
|[[Amsterdam Marathon]]
|[[Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
|7th
|Marathon
|2:12:44
|-
|2005
|[[Paris Marathon]] 
|[[Paris, France]]
|bgcolor="gold"| 1st
|Marathon
|2:08:04
|-
|2006
|[[Rotterdam Marathon]]
|[[Rotterdam, Netherlands]]
|6th
|Marathon
|2:09:26
|-
|2007
|[[Berlin Marathon]]
|[[Berlin]], Germany
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Marathon
|'''2:07:29'''
|-
|2009
|[[Tokyo Marathon]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|bgcolor="gold"| 1st
|Marathon
|2:10:27
|-
|2010
|[[Tokyo Marathon]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|9th
|Marathon
|2:11:25
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|[[Tokyo Marathon]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|8th
|Marathon
|2:11:25
|-
|[[Osaka Marathon]]
|[[Osaka, Japan]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Marathon
|2:14:18
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{World Athletics||name=Salim Kipsang}}
*[http://marathoninfo.free.fr/athletes/kenya/kipsang_salim.htm Marathoninfo profile]

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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kenyan male long-distance runners]]
[[Category:Kenyan male marathon runners]]
[[Category:Paris Marathon male winners]]
[[Category:Tokyo Marathon male winners]]


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