Brian Komen
Kenyan athlete (born 1998)
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Brian Komen (born 10 August 1998) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He was a gold medalist at the 2023 African Games over 1500 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1998 Chebara, Nakuru County, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 1500m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:28.80 (Monaco, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In April 2024, Komen ran a personal best for 1500 metres in Nairobi of 3:32.29.[2]
Competing indoors in 2024, he finished runner-up at the Sparkassen Indoor Meeting in Dortmund over 1500 metres, before finishing eighth and fourth respectively at the Czech Indoor Gala in Prague and at the Metz Moselle Athleor in France.[3] His time of 3:37.42 in Metz was an indoors personal best.[4]
Komen won the Kenyan African Games national trials, beating Abel Kipsang into second place in Nairobi in a time of 3:38.26.[5][6] On 22 March 2024, he was a gold medalist over 1500 metres at the 2023 African Games in Accra in a time of 3:39.19.[7][8] On 20 April 2024, he was the runner-up over 1500 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Kenya.[9] In May 2024, he won the 1500 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League event.[10] On 12 July 2024, he ran a personal best 3:28.80 for the 1500 metres at the 2024 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[11] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres, placing twelfth in the final.[12]
He finished third in the 1500 metres at the Kenyan World Championships Trials in July 2025.[13]