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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Kenneth Kiprop KIPKEMOI

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Kenya Kenya
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    02 AUG 1984     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14383248
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Gold
Kenyan distance runner Kenneth Kipkemoi (Getty Images)

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's Marathon 7 for 10 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 52 for 2 weeks
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
5000 Metres 13:03.37 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 07 JUL 2012 1197
10,000 Metres 26:52.65 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 07 SEP 2012 1238
10 Kilometres 27:56 Praha (CZE) 06 SEP 2014 1148
15 Kilometres 43:22 Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA) 01 MAY 2012 1110
10 Miles Road 46:27 Tilburg (NED) 06 SEP 2015 1123
Half Marathon 59:01 Valencia (ESP) 19 OCT 2014 1234
25 Kilometres 1:12:32 Berlin (GER) 04 MAY 2014 1184
Marathon 2:05:44 Rotterdam (NED) 08 APR 2018 1239

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Marathon 2:08:07 Boston, MA (USA) 15 APR 2019 1176

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017 13:47.95 Abashiri (JPN) 13 JUL 2017
2014 13:13.16 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 19 JUL 2014
2013 13:13.91 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 01 JUN 2013
2012 13:03.37 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 07 JUL 2012

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016 27:52.1h Nairobi (KEN) 28 MAY 2016
2014 27:30.94 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 30 MAY 2014
2013 27:28.50 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 10 AUG 2013
2012 26:52.65 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 07 SEP 2012
2011 27:48.5h Nairobi (KEN) 16 JUL 2011

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2016 28:41 San Juan (PUR) 28 FEB 2016
2015 29:41 San Juan (PUR) 01 MAR 2015
2014 27:56 Praha (CZE) 06 SEP 2014
2013 28:29 Des Moines, IA (USA) 28 APR 2013

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2012 43:22 Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA) 01 MAY 2012

Outdoor

10 Miles Road

Performance Place Date
2015 46:27 Tilburg (NED) 06 SEP 2015

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2017 1:00:24 Venlo (NED) 26 MAR 2017
2016 1:00:05 Lisboa (POR) 20 MAR 2016
2015 1:00:17 Berlin (GER) 29 MAR 2015
2014 59:01 Valencia (ESP) 19 OCT 2014
2013 59:55 New Delhi (IND) 15 DEC 2013
2012 59:11 Den Haag (NED) 11 MAR 2012
2011 59:47 Valencia (ESP) 23 OCT 2011
2009 1:02:59 Nairobi (KEN) 25 OCT 2009

Outdoor

25 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2015 1:14:18 Berlin (GER) 10 MAY 2015
2014 1:12:32 Berlin (GER) 04 MAY 2014

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2018 2:05:44 Rotterdam (NED) 08 APR 2018
2017 2:09:43 Gongju (KOR) 15 OCT 2017
2015 2:12:08 Gongju (KOR) 11 OCT 2015

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
7. 10,000 Metres 27:28.50 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 10 AUG 2013

Honours - World Half Marathon Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
10. Half Marathon 1:00:29 København (DEN) 29 MAR 2014

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 10,000 Metres 27:19.74 Porto Novo (BEN) 28 JUN 2012

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. Half Marathon 1:04:44 Maputo (MOZ) 15 SEP 2011
7. 10,000 Metres 29:19.22 Maputo (MOZ) 12 SEP 2011

Honours - Major Marathon

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. Marathon 2:08:07 Boston, MA (USA) 15 APR 2019
4. Marathon 2:05:57 Chicago, IL (USA) 07 OCT 2018

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 10,000 Metres 27:52.1h Nairobi (KEN) 28 MAY 2016
1. 10,000 Metres 27:49.53 Nairobi (KEN) 14 JUN 2012
Results in:

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
15 APR 2019 B.A.A. Boston Marathon, Boston, MA USAUSA GL F 3. 2:08:07

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