Dennis Kipruto Kimetto is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road running events. He was the world record holder in the men's marathon with a time of 2 hours 2 minutes 57 seconds, a record which he held until Eliud Kipchoge broke it in 2018 with a time of 2:01:39. Dennis Kimetto (Kenya) set the men's marathon world record of 2:02:57 in Berlin Marathon on September 28, 2014. It stood 4 years, until Eliud Kipchoge's 2:01:39 on September 16, 2018. Wiki link