Wilfred Kibet Kigen

Wilfred Kibet Kigen (born 23 February 1975) is a Kenyan long distance runner who primarily competes in marathon races in Germany.

Kigen was persuaded by Wilson Boit Kipketer (a world record holder in the steeplechase) to move to Ngong to focus on his running.

[4] He improved his best time to 2:09:18 at the 2005 Hamburg Marathon to take second place behind Julio Rey[5] Kigen had his first major victory in October that year as he knocked a second off the Frankfurt Marathon course record with a run of 2:08:29 (holding off challenges from his cousin Wilson Kigen and Jason Mbote in a quick finish).

The move paid dividends as he overtook Rotich in the final stages and was first past the post in a course record, earning him 45,000€ in prize money.

[10] He tried to defend his Frankfurt title for a third time but was beaten by Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, who broke Kigen's course record on his marathon debut.