Victor Kimosop
Kenyan athlete (born 2003)
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Victor Kimosop (born 2 March 2003) is a Kenyan long-distance and cross country runner.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 2 March 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long-distance running, Cross country running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 5000m: 13:59.26 (Nairobi, 2025) 10,000m: 28:44.43 (Nairobi, 2025) |
Career
Kimosop is from Central Rift Refion of Kenya, but later based himself in Japan.[2][3]
Kimosop won the Nairobi Region Cross Country race in Kenya in January 2025 at the age of 21 years-of-age.[4] He finished eighth over 10,000 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in May 2025.[5] The following month, he placed ninth overall over 5000 metres at the Kenyan Athletics Championships.[6]
On 11 October 2025, he won the 2025 Betika Cross Country in Kericho County.[7][8] On 8 November 2025, he was runner-up to compatriot Mathew Kipsang at the Cardiff Cross Challenge in Wales, a World Athletics Cross Country Tour gold label event.[9][10][11]