Alphas Leken Kishoyian (born 12 October 1994) is a Kenyan sprinter.

Alphas Kishoyian
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 30)
EducationShivaji University[1]
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 44.75 (Nairobi 2015)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Durban 4x400 m relay
African Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gaborone 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gaborone 4×400 m relay
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Singapore 400 m
World Relay Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nassau Distance Medley Relay
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lille 400 m
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Douglas 400 m

Kishoyian won a silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, losing to Arman Hall.[2] He also won a silver medal in the 400 m at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, losing to Clovis Asong.[3]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Kenya
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 3rd 400 m 47.24
2011 African Junior Championships Gaborone, Botswana 3rd 400 m 46.71
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.17
World Youth Championships Lille, France 2nd 400 m 46.58
Commonwealth Youth Games Douglas, Isle of Man 2nd 400 m 48.28
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 4 × 400 m relay DQ
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 17th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.29
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 12th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.92
2nd Distance medley relay 9:17.20
World Championships Beijing, China 40th (h) 400 m 46.02
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 7th 400 m 46.95
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.25
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 42nd (h) 400 m 46.74
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st (B) 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.36
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 4th 400 m 46.08
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.92
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 4th 4 × 200 m relay 1:22.55
African Games Rabat, Morocco 5th 400 m 45.97
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.71
World Championships Doha, Qatar 21st (sf) 400 m 45.55

References

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  1. ^ "NBC Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  2. ^ "IAAF: News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. ^ Taylor, Clare. "Manchester People - August 2011". www.webarchive.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2018-05-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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