Luke Kibet (born 12 April 1983) is a Kenyan
long-distance runner who specializes in the
marathon. He is from Kaplelach village, Uasin Gishu
District. Famed Kenyan runners Samson Kitur and Noah
Ngeny come from the same area. He was raised in
Eldoret, and originally specialized in the
steeplechase. He took up marathon in 2004 and
reached the international level in this event. He
currently does most of his training at Moses Tanui's
training camp in Kaptagat.
He won the gold medal at the 2007 World
Championships in Athletics in a time of 2:15:59
hours. It was the first Kenyan marathon victory at
the World Championships since Douglas Wakiihuri in
1987.
His personal best time is 2:08:52 hours, achieved in
October 2005 in Eindhoven. In the half marathon his
personal best time is 1:00:43 hours, achieved in
September 2006 in Rotterdam.
On October 28, 2007 he won the Great South Run
10-mile race in Portsmouth, England.
During the 2007-08 riots in Kenya, Kibet was
attacked by a mob, but managed to survive a machete
attack uninjured.
