Cyprian Kimurgor Kotut

Cyprian Kimurgor Kotut (born 1992) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.

The brother of Martin Lel (a former winner of the London Marathon),[1] Kotut began to compete in professional road races in 2012.

[2] A career breakthrough came at the Philadelphia Half Marathon in September, where his time of 59:59 minutes brought him runner-up spot behind Stanley Biwott.

[6] He competed sparingly in 2015, but still performed to a high standard, with runner-up finishes at the CPC Loop Den Haag and Milan Marathon (2:08:55 hours).

The sudden win at a high quality race was unexpected for Kotut, and he remarked: "I had prepared well but not for this victory.