Timothy Kiplagat

{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}}

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| event = Long-distance running

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Timothy Kiplagat Ronoh (born 18 September 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes the marathon.

He finished 14th in the marathon race at the 2023 World Championships.{{iaaf name|14825076|access-date=22 April 2024}} Kiplagat finished second at the 2024 Tokyo Marathon with a personal best time of 2:02:55.{{cite web | url=https://olympics.com/en/news/tokyo-marathon-2024-results | title=Tokyo Marathon 2024: All results and times - complete list | work=olympics.com | accessdate=21 April 2024}} This made him the seventh fastest person ever in the event. His 25K split was also the third fastest ever recorded for the distance.{{cite news|title=Timothy Kiplagat Tokyo Marathon 2024 Result|url=https://www.marathon.tokyo/2024/result/detail.php|website=marathon.tokyo|date=3 March 2024|access-date=4 March 2024}} He also won the 2022 Abu Dhabi Marathon and the 2023 Saint Silvester Road Race and holds the course record for the Melbourne Marathon.{{cite web | url=https://thekenyatimes.com/sports/kiptums-training-partner-from-almost-quitting-to-finishing-second-in-tokyo-marathon/ | title=Timothy Kiplagat: From Almost Quitting to Finishing Second | work=The Kenya Times | date=4 March 2024 | accessdate=21 April 2024}}

Kiplagat was a training partner and friend of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum.{{cite web | url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/sports/athletics/540125-kenyans-praise-kelvin-kiptums-friend-timothy-kiplangat-bagging-silver-tokyo-marathon/ | title=Kenyans Praise Kelvin Kiptum's Friend Timothy Kiplagat for Bagging Silver in Tokyo Marathon | work=tuko.co.ke | date=3 March 2024 | accessdate=21 April 2024}}