Harbert Kibet
Ugandan athlete
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Harbert Kibet (born 17 June 2005) is an Ugandan long-distance runner. He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Born | 17 June 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long-distance running, Cross Country running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 3000m: 7:53.05 (Nembro, 2025) 5000 m: 13:11.87 (Oordegem 2025) 5km (Road): 13:00 (Tokyo, 2025) 10km (Road): 26:39 (Castellon, 2026) |
Career
He competed for Uganda at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the men's 3000 metres, placing fifth overall in Lima, Peru, in August 2024.[2]
Kibet trains in a group with Moses Ndiema Kipsiro in Bukwo. He qualified for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, but was unable to travel due to VISA problems. He finished third at the Ugandan cross country championships in February 2025.[3] He won on the road over 5km at the ASICS Tokyo : Speed : Race in Tokyo, Japan, in May 2025, running a personal best 13:00 to finish ahead of Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim of Djibouti.[4][5][6]
He was selected for the 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, but did not qualify for the final.[7]
Kibet moved into the top five on the world all-time list at the 10K Facsa Castellón, a World Athletics Label road race, on 22 February 2026, making his 10km debut. Kibet won the race in a world-leading 26:39, the fifth-fastest 10km run in history, and just one second slower than his compatriot Joshua Cheptegei.[8]