This archive report was first published on 20 November 2019.
Geoffrey Kamworor, a 26-year-old Kenyan, made history at the Copenhagen Half Marathon on September 15, 2019, by setting a new World Half Marathon record of 58 minutes and 1 second.
On that day, Kamworor broke the eight-year-old record of 58:23 set by Zersenay Tadese from Eritrea on March 21, 2010, in Lisbon, Portugal.
It was an emotional moment for Kamworor, who won his first world half marathon title in Copenhagen in 2014 and went on to win back-to-back world cross country titles in 2015 and 2017.
"It is very emotional for me to set this record," Kamworor said. "And doing it in Copenhagen, where I won my first world title, adds something to it."
"It is very emotional for me to set this record," said Kamworor, who also won back-to-back world cross country titles in 2015 and 2017. Published on November 20, 2019.
