Gilbert Yegon

Gilbert Yegon (born 26 January 1988)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in marathon races.

He began taking part in road races in 2008, and he ran a time of 1:02:43 at the Nairobi Half Marathon securing third place.

He entered the Berlin Half Marathon the following year and improved his time to 1:01:26, finishing in twelfth place.

[2] In September 2009, he ran at the Rotterdam Half Marathon but was three minutes behind the winner Sammy Kitwara, having run 1:02:00 for fourteenth place.

[4] He ran at the 20 van Alphen in March 2010 and finished in third place, behind Bernard Chepkok and Dejene Yirdaw, but recorded a 20 km best time of 58:56.

Yegon celebrating victory at the 2009 Amsterdam Marathon