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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Benard KIMELI

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Kenya Kenya
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    10 SEP 1995     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14790672
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Gold
Benard Kimeli at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 (Dan Vernon)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's 10,000m 58 1154
Men's 5000m 44 1128
Men's Overall Ranking 283 1265
Men's Road Running 7 1265

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's 10,000m 17 for 1 week
Men's 5000m 44 for 6 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 270 for 1 week
Men's Road Running 6 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
5000 Metres 13:16.61 Athletics Stadium, Fukagawa (JPN) 08 JUL 2020 1149
10,000 Metres 27:26.27 Machida (JPN) 24 NOV 2018 1184
10 Kilometres 27:10 Praha (CZE) 09 SEP 2017 1220
15 Kilometres 43:55 Kabarak (KEN) 24 JUL 2017 1078
Half Marathon 59:07 Praha (CZE) 06 APR 2019 1230

Legend

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Latest Active Season: 2020

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
5000 Metres 13:16.61 Athletics Stadium, Fukagawa (JPN) 08 JUL 2020 1149
10 Kilometres 27:12 Valencia (ESP) 12 JAN 2020 1217
Half Marathon 59:42 Gdynia (POL) 17 OCT 2020 1205

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 13:16.61 Athletics Stadium, Fukagawa (JPN) 08 JUL 2020
2019 13:21.48 Aoba Park Athletic Field, Chitose (JPN) 06 JUL 2019
2018 13:17.65 Nobeoka (JPN) 05 MAY 2018

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 27:53.32 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 22 AUG 2019
2018 27:26.27 Machida (JPN) 24 NOV 2018
2017 28:09.46 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 28 JUN 2017

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2020 27:12 Valencia (ESP) 12 JAN 2020
2019 27:29 Praha (CZE) 07 SEP 2019
2018 27:50 Praha (CZE) 08 SEP 2018
2017 27:10 Praha (CZE) 09 SEP 2017

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2018 44:31 Kabarak (KEN) 27 FEB 2018
2017 43:55 Kabarak (KEN) 24 JUL 2017

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2020 59:42 Gdynia (POL) 17 OCT 2020
2019 59:07 Praha (CZE) 06 APR 2019
2018 59:47 Praha (CZE) 07 APR 2018

Honours - World Half Marathon Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
9. Half Marathon 59:42 Gdynia (POL) 17 OCT 2020
Results in:

5000 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
08 JUL 2020 Hokuren Distance Challenge, Athletics Stadium, Fukagawa JPNJPN F F1 1. 13:16.61
04 DEC 2020 104th Japan Ch., Nagai Stadium, Osaka JPNJPN B F OC 13:24.53

10 Kilometres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
12 JAN 2020 10K Valencia Ibercaja, Valencia ESPESP A F 2. 27:12

Half Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
05 SEP 2020 Prague 21.1 KM, Praha CZECZE F F 7. 1:01:00
17 OCT 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, Gdynia POLPOL GW F 9. 59:42

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