Robert Kiprop
Kenyan long-distance runner
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Robert Kiprop Koech (born 25 February 1997) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He was the gold medalist in the 5000 m at the 2019 African Games.
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| Full name | Robert Kiprop Koech | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1997 (29 years, 204 days old)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Iten, Elgeyo-Marakwet County[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 5000 metres 10K run | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Kiprop is from the city of Iten in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya.[2][3]
On 22 June 2019, Kiprop had a breakthrough to win the Kenyan African Games trials 5000 m in a time of 13:37.1.[4] Despite winning the trials, Kiprop was initially excluded from the Kenyan African Games squad for not meeting the 13:30.00 national standard, but an exception was later made to include him.[5][6] He would go on to win the championships in a time of 13:30.96, leading a Kenyan sweep of the medals in the event.[2] Kiprop went on to finish second at the 2019 Kenyan World Championship trials, but he was not selected for the Kenyan team.[7]
After a lull from 2020 to 2022, in late 2022 Kiprop had a resurgence in winning the 2022 Bangsaen10 road race. In 2023, he secured his second national podium placing, finishing runner-up in the 5000 m at the Kenyan champs.[1] In late 2023 he said his target was to make the 2024 Olympic Games team for Kenya.[3]
Statistics
Personal bests
| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date |
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| 5000 metres | 13:12.56 | 8th | Golden Gala | Florence, Italy | 10 June 2021 |
| 10K run | 27:54 | 15th | Paderborn Osterlauf | Paderborn, Germany | 30 March 2024 |