Barnabas Kipyego
Kenyan steeplechase runner
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Barnabas Kipyego (born 12 June 1995) is a Kenyan 3000 metre steeplechase runner. He was the 2014 World U20 Champion in that event.
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 12, 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 3000 metres steeplechase | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Kipyego's first major international competition was the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where he won the world junior steeplechase title in a time of 8:25.57.[2] His countryman Titus Kibiego led early in the race, but with one lap to go Kipyego took the lead and he had the best final two barriers to win with a final-lap time of 61.21 seconds.[2]
The next month, Kipyego made his Diamond League debut at the Birmingham Diamond League, finishing 3rd in a world U20 leading time of 8:17.03.[1]
Kipyego was a regular participant in Diamond League steeplechase races over the next several years. He was ranked 10th in the LetsRun.com 2016 year-end rankings, where it was noted that in any other country Kipyego would be a top-tier prospect, but he was overshadowed due to the Kenyan dominance in the steeplechase at the time.[3] Due to this steep national level competition, Kipyego never made a World or Olympic team for his country.
On 8 September 2024, Kipyego finished the Münster Marathon in a time of 02:14:48 h.[4]
Statistics
Personal bests
| Event | Mark | Competition | Venue | Date |
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| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:09.13 | Monaco Diamond League | Monaco | 15 July 2016 |
| 15 kilometres | 46:11.1 | 2023 Kerzerslauf | Switzerland | 18 March 2023[5] |