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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Lucas Kimeli ROTICH

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Kenya Kenya
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    16 APR 1990     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14209671
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Bronze
Lucas Kimeli Rotich leading the men's junior race from Ethiopia's Ayele Abshero and eventual winner Ibrahim Jeilan (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's Marathon 225 1187
Men's Overall Ranking 852 1187

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's Marathon 214 for 12 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 790 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 3:43.64 Rehlingen (GER) 24 MAY 2008 1058
3000 Metres 7:35.57 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 06 MAY 2011 1204
5000 Metres 12:55.06 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 04 JUN 2010 1228
10,000 Metres 26:43.98 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 16 SEP 2011 1252
10 Kilometres 27:56 Cape Elizabeth, ME (USA) 06 AUG 2011 1148
Half Marathon 59:44 Den Haag (NED) 13 MAR 2011 1204
Marathon 2:07:17 Hamburg (GER) 26 APR 2015 1211

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2020

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Half Marathon 1:02:08 Praha (CZE) 05 SEP 2020 1105
Marathon 2:07:26 Valencia (ESP) 06 DEC 2020 1208

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2011 3:47.53 Gent (BEL) 30 JUL 2011
2008 3:43.64 Rehlingen (GER) 24 MAY 2008

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2012 7:49.48 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 11 MAY 2012
2011 7:35.57 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 06 MAY 2011
2010 7:37.33 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 27 MAY 2010
2009 7:41.14 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 28 JUL 2009
2008 7:43.86 Zagreb (CRO) 09 SEP 2008
2007 7:59.67 Ostrava (CZE) 14 JUL 2007

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2012 13:09.58 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 07 JUN 2012
2011 13:00.02 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 26 MAY 2011
2010 12:55.06 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 04 JUN 2010
2009 12:58.70 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 10 JUL 2009
2008 13:15.54 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 05 SEP 2008

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 29:49.50 Nairobi (KEN) 11 JUL 2019
2017 28:55.5h Nairobi (KEN) 18 MAY 2017
2016 28:52.9h Nairobi (KEN) 22 APR 2016
2012 27:09.38 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 01 JUN 2012
2011 26:43.98 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 16 SEP 2011
2010 27:33.59 Brasschaat (BEL) 11 JUL 2010
2009 28:15.0h Nairobi (KEN) 06 JUN 2009

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2016 28:29 New York, NY (USA) 14 MAY 2016
2012 28:11 Cape Elizabeth, ME (USA) 04 AUG 2012
2011 27:56 Cape Elizabeth, ME (USA) 06 AUG 2011
2010 29:08 Rennes (FRA) 10 OCT 2010

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2020 1:02:08 Praha (CZE) 05 SEP 2020
2016 1:03:27 Porto (POR) 18 SEP 2016
2015 1:04:10 Egmond aan Zee (NED) 11 JAN 2015
2014 1:01:57 Berlin (GER) 30 MAR 2014
2012 1:00:32 Lille (FRA) 01 SEP 2012
2011 59:44 Den Haag (NED) 13 MAR 2011

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2020 2:07:26 Valencia (ESP) 06 DEC 2020
2019 2:09:48 Hamburg (GER) 28 APR 2019
2017 2:07:19 Rotterdam (NED) 09 APR 2017
2016 2:08:53 New York, NY (USA) 06 NOV 2016
2015 2:07:17 Hamburg (GER) 26 APR 2015
2014 2:07:18 Amsterdam (NED) 19 OCT 2014

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. U20 Race 22:42 Holyrood Park, Edinburgh (GBR) 30 MAR 2008

Honours - World U18 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 3000 Metres 7:59.67 Ostrava (CZE) 14 JUL 2007

Honours - World Athletics Final

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. 5000 Metres 13:30.75 Thessaloniki (GRE) 13 SEP 2009
Results in:

Half Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
05 SEP 2020 Prague 21.1 KM, Praha CZECZE F F 13. 1:02:08

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
06 DEC 2020 Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP, Valencia ESPESP GW F 17. 2:07:26

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