Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot

About

Marathon runner from Kenya who is a multiple-time winner of the Boston Marathon. He has also won the Rotterdam Half-Marathon, which he won in 2004.

Before Fame

He grew up poor in Kenya and worked at a barber shop for meager pay.

Trivia

He suffered a brain contusion when he collapsed on the concrete immediately following his victory at the 2006 Chicago Marathon.

Family Life

He is one of five children born to his mother.

Associated With

He and Meb Keflezighi are both winners of the Boston Marathon.