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Barnabas Kipyego

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Barnabas Kipyego
Kipyego at the 2024 Münster Marathon
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1995-06-12) June 12, 1995 (age 29)[1]
Height176 cm (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event3000 metres steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eugene 3000 m steeplechase

Barnabas Kipyego (born 12 June 1995) is a Kenyan 3000 metre steeplechase runner. He was the 2014 World U20 Champion in that event.

Biography

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Kipyego's first major international competition was the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where he won the world junior steeplechase title in a time of 8:25.57.[2] His countryman Titus Kibiego led early in the race, but with one lap to go Kipyego took the lead and he had the best final two barriers to win with a final-lap time of 61.21 seconds.[2]

The next month, Kipyego made his Diamond League debut at the Birmingham Diamond League, finishing 3rd in a world U20 leading time of 8:17.03.[1]

Kipyego was a regular participant in Diamond League steeplechase races over the next several years. He was ranked 10th in the LetsRun.com 2016 year-end rankings, where it was noted that in any other country Kipyego would be a top-tier prospect, but he was overshadowed due to the Kenyan dominance in the steeplechase at the time.[3] Due to this steep national level competition, Kipyego never made a World or Olympic team for his country.

On 8 September 2024, Kipyego finished the Münster Marathon in a time of 02:14:48 h.[4]

Statistics

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Personal bests

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Event Mark Competition Venue Date
3000 metres steeplechase 8:09.13 Monaco Diamond League Monaco 15 July 2016
15 kilometres 46:11.1 2023 Kerzerslauf [de] Switzerland 18 March 2023[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Barnabas Kipyego at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ a b "Alfred Kipketer Wins Men's 800 Impressively in 1:43; Barnabas Kipyego Captures 3,000 Steeple Title". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ^ "2016 LRC Year-End Rankings, Men's Steeplechase: Conseslus Kipruto Ascends to #1 After a Year to Remember; Evan Jager Leads Americans Again". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. ^ Volksbank Münster Marathon 2024 – Ergebnisse, retrieved 2024-09-08
  5. ^ "45. Kerzerslauf 2023 Ergebnisse AKs - 15 KM - der Klassiker" (in German). p. 15. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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