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Asbel Kiprop
Asbel Kiprop
Asbel Kiprop Hengelo 2009-2.jpg
Kiprop at the 2009 FBK Games
Personal information
Nationality Kenyan
Born 30 June 1989 (age 26)
Uasin Gishu
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 800 metres, 1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 800 meters: 1:43.15[2]
1500 meters: 3:26.69[2]
Mile 3:48.50[2]
Medal record[hide]
Men's athletics
Competitor for Kenya
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 3 0 0
African Championships in Athletics 1 0 1
All-Africa Games 1 0 0
Total 6 0 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 1500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Daegu 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 1500 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Nairobi 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Addis Ababa 800 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers 1500 m
Asbel Kiprop (born 30 June 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 1500 metres. Kiprop was awarded the 1500 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, tested positive for doping.[3] Kiprop has won three World Championship titles in the event, in 2011, 2013 and 2015.
He won his first major title at the 2007 All-Africa Games, taking the 1500 m gold medal, and also won the event at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, improving upon a bronze medal performance from 2008. His personal best for the distance is 3:26.69.
Contents
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Statistics
3.1 Personal bests
4 Competition record
Career
The 2007 season became his breakthrough year, when he won junior race gold medal at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships[4] and then the 1500 m gold at the All-Africa Games.[5] He ran a personal best to finish fourth in the 1500 m at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.[6] In recognition of his achievements, he won the Most Promising Sportsman of the Year category at the 2007 Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year awards.[7]
He ran at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics and took the bronze medal in the 800 m and came fourth in the 1500 m race. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Kiprop was narrowly beaten by Bahraini Rashid Ramzi for the gold medal.[8] However, Kiprop was awarded the gold medal after Ramzi tested positive for CERA, a banned substance which is a newer version of the more commonly known EPO.[9][10] He is the youngest ever winner of the title, a record previously held by Arnold Jackson since 1912. Kiprop has stated he is not very happy about the way he won the gold medal.[11] He ended the year with a silver medal at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final, finishing behind the African champion Haron Keitany.
At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, in Berlin, Kiprop disappointed many when he finished fourth for the second time in the 1500 m.[12] Kiprop also participated in the 800 m but was eliminated in the semi-finals.
He won the gold in the 1500 m at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, running a championship record time of 3:36.19 to win in Nairobi.[13] He competed on the 2010 IAAF Diamond League circuit that year and after victories at the Bislett Games, Prefontaine Classic and British Grand Prix, he went on to secure the inaugural 1500 m Diamond League title with a win at the final event at the Memorial van Damme. He represented Africa at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, but managed only sixth place.[14]
He ran at the 2011 Great Edinburgh Cross Country in January, taking second place in the short race behind Eliud Kipchoge.[15] Later that year he became world champion over 1500 m, defeating his Kenyan rival, Silas Kiplagat at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. Kiprop ran the final 800 meters of the race well under 1:50 and the final 400 meters in 51 seconds plus. Kiprop was leading in the rankings of the 2011 IAAF Diamond League, having won at the Bislett Games Dream Mile and placed second at the Shanghai, Paris and Stockholm meets. However, at the event final at the Weltklasse Zürich, he managed only seventh while Nixon Chepseba won to take the seasonal title.[16]
He had his best cross country race since he was a junior runner at the Edinburgh race in 2012, defeating a field which contained Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele.[17]
In July 2013, he won the Herculis (Monaco Diamond League) 1500 in a time of 3:27.72, making him the fourth fastest man ever at the distance yet still not achieving the meet record. On 18 August, at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Kiprop won the 1500 metres in 3:36.28.
Personal life
Kiprop is from Kaptinga village, near Eldoret. He is a son of David and Julia Kebenei. His father David Kebenei was also an athlete, who participated in the 1987 All-Africa Games in Kenya and finished fourth in the 1500 metres race. Kiprop started running at the age of 13, while at Simat School. Later he dropped out of high-school to concentrate on training.[18] Kiprop trains at the Kipchoge Keino High Performance Training Centre in Eldoret.[19] He was, however, expelled from the camp in 2009 for breaking the rules by bringing his girlfriend to the centre.[20] His younger brother Victor Kipchirchir Kebenei is also a 1500 metres runner.[21]
Kiprop has stated his first name, Asbel, means determined.[22]
Statistics
Personal bests
Distance Time Place Date
800 metres 1:43.15 Monaco 2011-07-22
1500 metres 3:26.69 Monaco 2015-07-17
Mile run 3:48.50 Eugene, Oregon 2009-06-07
3000 metres 7:42.32 Turin 2007-06-08
All Information taken from IAAF profile.[1]
Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Kenya
2007 World Cross Country Championships Mombasa, Kenya 1st Junior race
All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 1st 1500 m 3:38.97
World Championships Osaka, Japan 4th 1500 m 3:35.24
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3rd 800 m 1:46.02
Olympic Games Beijing, China 1st 1500 m 3:33.11
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 2nd 1500 m 3:37.93
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 19th (sf) 800 m 1:52.05
4th 1500 m 3:36.47
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 1500 m 3:36.19
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 1st 1500 m 3:35.69
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 12th 1500 m 3:43.83
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 1st 1500 m 3:36.28
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4 × 1500 m 14:22.22
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 1st 1500 m 3:34.40
Asbel Kiprop
Asbel Kiprop Hengelo 2009-2.jpg
Kiprop at the 2009 FBK Games
Personal information
Nationality Kenyan
Born 30 June 1989 (age 26)
Uasin Gishu
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 800 metres, 1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 800 meters: 1:43.15[2]
1500 meters: 3:26.69[2]
Mile 3:48.50[2]
Medal record[hide]
Men's athletics
Competitor for Kenya
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 3 0 0
African Championships in Athletics 1 0 1
All-Africa Games 1 0 0
Total 6 0 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 1500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Daegu 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 1500 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Nairobi 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Addis Ababa 800 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers 1500 m
Asbel Kiprop (born 30 June 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 1500 metres. Kiprop was awarded the 1500 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, tested positive for doping.[3] Kiprop has won three World Championship titles in the event, in 2011, 2013 and 2015.
He won his first major title at the 2007 All-Africa Games, taking the 1500 m gold medal, and also won the event at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, improving upon a bronze medal performance from 2008. His personal best for the distance is 3:26.69.
Contents
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Statistics
3.1 Personal bests
4 Competition record
Career
The 2007 season became his breakthrough year, when he won junior race gold medal at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships[4] and then the 1500 m gold at the All-Africa Games.[5] He ran a personal best to finish fourth in the 1500 m at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.[6] In recognition of his achievements, he won the Most Promising Sportsman of the Year category at the 2007 Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year awards.[7]
He ran at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics and took the bronze medal in the 800 m and came fourth in the 1500 m race. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Kiprop was narrowly beaten by Bahraini Rashid Ramzi for the gold medal.[8] However, Kiprop was awarded the gold medal after Ramzi tested positive for CERA, a banned substance which is a newer version of the more commonly known EPO.[9][10] He is the youngest ever winner of the title, a record previously held by Arnold Jackson since 1912. Kiprop has stated he is not very happy about the way he won the gold medal.[11] He ended the year with a silver medal at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final, finishing behind the African champion Haron Keitany.
At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, in Berlin, Kiprop disappointed many when he finished fourth for the second time in the 1500 m.[12] Kiprop also participated in the 800 m but was eliminated in the semi-finals.
He won the gold in the 1500 m at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, running a championship record time of 3:36.19 to win in Nairobi.[13] He competed on the 2010 IAAF Diamond League circuit that year and after victories at the Bislett Games, Prefontaine Classic and British Grand Prix, he went on to secure the inaugural 1500 m Diamond League title with a win at the final event at the Memorial van Damme. He represented Africa at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, but managed only sixth place.[14]
He ran at the 2011 Great Edinburgh Cross Country in January, taking second place in the short race behind Eliud Kipchoge.[15] Later that year he became world champion over 1500 m, defeating his Kenyan rival, Silas Kiplagat at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. Kiprop ran the final 800 meters of the race well under 1:50 and the final 400 meters in 51 seconds plus. Kiprop was leading in the rankings of the 2011 IAAF Diamond League, having won at the Bislett Games Dream Mile and placed second at the Shanghai, Paris and Stockholm meets. However, at the event final at the Weltklasse Zürich, he managed only seventh while Nixon Chepseba won to take the seasonal title.[16]
He had his best cross country race since he was a junior runner at the Edinburgh race in 2012, defeating a field which contained Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele.[17]
In July 2013, he won the Herculis (Monaco Diamond League) 1500 in a time of 3:27.72, making him the fourth fastest man ever at the distance yet still not achieving the meet record. On 18 August, at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Kiprop won the 1500 metres in 3:36.28.
Personal life
Kiprop is from Kaptinga village, near Eldoret. He is a son of David and Julia Kebenei. His father David Kebenei was also an athlete, who participated in the 1987 All-Africa Games in Kenya and finished fourth in the 1500 metres race. Kiprop started running at the age of 13, while at Simat School. Later he dropped out of high-school to concentrate on training.[18] Kiprop trains at the Kipchoge Keino High Performance Training Centre in Eldoret.[19] He was, however, expelled from the camp in 2009 for breaking the rules by bringing his girlfriend to the centre.[20] His younger brother Victor Kipchirchir Kebenei is also a 1500 metres runner.[21]
Kiprop has stated his first name, Asbel, means determined.[22]
Statistics
Personal bests
Distance Time Place Date
800 metres 1:43.15 Monaco 2011-07-22
1500 metres 3:26.69 Monaco 2015-07-17
Mile run 3:48.50 Eugene, Oregon 2009-06-07
3000 metres 7:42.32 Turin 2007-06-08
All Information taken from IAAF profile.[1]
Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Kenya
2007 World Cross Country Championships Mombasa, Kenya 1st Junior race
All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 1st 1500 m 3:38.97
World Championships Osaka, Japan 4th 1500 m 3:35.24
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3rd 800 m 1:46.02
Olympic Games Beijing, China 1st 1500 m 3:33.11
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 2nd 1500 m 3:37.93
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 19th (sf) 800 m 1:52.05
4th 1500 m 3:36.47
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 1500 m 3:36.19
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 1st 1500 m 3:35.69
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 12th 1500 m 3:43.83
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 1st 1500 m 3:36.28
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4 × 1500 m 14:22.22
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 1st 1500 m 3:34.40
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