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He ran the fastest ever marathon debut at the 2022 [[Valencia Marathon]], becoming only the third man in history to break two hours and two minutes and setting the then fourth-quickest time ever.<ref name="2022Valencia_Independent" /> Kiptum followed it up four months later with the second fastest marathon in history at 2:01:25, 16 seconds outside the world record, at the 2023 [[2023 London Marathon|London Marathon]] (WMM).<ref name="BBC_20230425" /> In his next race, the [[2023 Chicago Marathon|Chicago Marathon]] (WMM) six months later in October 2023, the 23-year-old broke the world record by 34 seconds with a time of two hours 35 seconds.
Kiptum died on 11th February 2024 in a road accident.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Akinyi |first1=Patricia |title=World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum is dead |url=https://biznakenya.com/kelvin-kiptum-dies/ |access-date=11 February 2024 |date=12 February 2024}}</ref>
==Early and personal life==
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