![]() This marked him out a contender for a medal at the 2010 World Cross Country Championships in Poland. He completed a strong 2009–2010 cross country season in Spain, finishing third in the Cross de la Constitucion (Alcobendas) and first in both the Cross de Itálica (Sevilla) and the Cross de Elgoibar (Basque Country). Komon was close to winning the bronze medal at the 2009 World Cross Country Championships in Amman, but he missed out by one second behind Zersenay Tadese and Moses Kipsiro. He was the 2008 winner of the Cross Internacional de Soria. Komon won his first medals in cross country running competitions, taking the junior silver medal at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and progressing to win the senior silver at the 2008 edition. Komon was born in Cheptais in Mount Elgon District. Komon was the silver medallist at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and shared in three team golds from 2008 to 2010. He won a half marathon with 59:14 in 2014 (Berlin), which was the fastest debut half marathon in history at the time. ![]() His 10K world record in 2010 with a time of 26:44 is a 17 seconds improvement on the previous best. ![]() ![]() Leonard Patrick Komon (born 10 January 1988) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner and was the world record holder in the 10 kilometres. Komon en route to his world record at the 2010 Singelloop Utrecht ![]()
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