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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Viola Jelagat KIBIWOT

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Kenya Kenya
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    22 DEC 1983     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14289100
Viola Kibiwot of Kenya (Getty Images)

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Women's Marathon 110 for 1 week
Women's Overall Ranking 540 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 2:04.99 Nijmegen (NED) 23 MAY 2007 1075
1500 Metres 3:59.25 Paris (FRA) 06 JUL 2012 1212
One Mile 4:24.31 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015 1161
2000 Metres 5:42.57 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 04 SEP 2009 1123
3000 Metres 8:24.41 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 09 MAY 2014 1228
Two Miles 9:12.59 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 24 AUG 2014 1193
5000 Metres 14:29.50 Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 22 MAY 2016 1223
10,000 Metres 34:37.7h Eldoret (KEN) 29 APR 2000 1004
5 Kilometres 16:09 Bolzano (ITA) 31 DEC 2015 1060
10 Kilometres 31:11 Houilles (FRA) 18 DEC 2016 1204
Half Marathon 1:10:15 Klagenfurt (AUT) 20 AUG 2017 1140
Marathon 2:25:32 Amsterdam (NED) 15 OCT 2017 1177

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 4:13.97 Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) 14 FEB 2009 1116
3000 Metres 8:43.42 Globe Arena, Stockholm (SWE) 06 FEB 2014 1185

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
10 Kilometres 33:27 Ziwa (KEN) 30 NOV 2019 1040

Outdoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2007 2:04.99 Nijmegen (NED) 23 MAY 2007
2005 2:09.08 Eldoret (KEN) 03 JUN 2005
2001 2:09.38 Réduit (MRI) 18 AUG 2001

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016 4:18.65 Kisii (KEN) 02 APR 2016
2015 4:01.41 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 04 JUN 2015
2014 4:00.46 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 28 AUG 2014
2013 4:00.76 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 10 MAY 2013
2012 3:59.25 Paris (FRA) 06 JUL 2012
2011 4:05.51 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 29 MAY 2011
2010 4:03.39 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 08 JUL 2010
2009 4:02.70 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 01 JUN 2009
2008 4:04.17 Paris (FRA) 18 JUL 2008
2007 4:02.10 Nagai Stadium, Osaka (JPN) 02 SEP 2007
2006 4:08.74 Melbourne (AUS) 21 MAR 2006
2005 4:12.97 Nairobi (KEN) 25 JUN 2005
2004 4:06.64 Naimette-Xhovémont (BEL) 03 AUG 2004
2003 4:09.17 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 10 AUG 2003
2002 4:12.57 National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) 21 JUL 2002
2001 4:16.8h Nairobi (KEN) 22 JUN 2001

Outdoor

One Mile

Performance Place Date
2015 4:24.31 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015
2003 4:44.80 Heidelberg (GER) 28 MAY 2003

Outdoor

2000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2009 5:42.57 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 04 SEP 2009

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016 8:34.50 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 06 MAY 2016
2015 8:41.93 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 03 SEP 2015
2014 8:24.41 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 09 MAY 2014
2013 8:33.97 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 22 AUG 2013
2012 8:43.75 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 26 AUG 2012
2011 8:46.84 Rabat (MAR) 05 JUN 2011
2010 8:45.28 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 22 JUL 2010
2008 9:04.20 Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) 14 SEP 2008
2007 8:43.05 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 14 SEP 2007
2004 8:51.97 Zürich (SUI) 06 AUG 2004
2003 8:40.14 Zürich (SUI) 15 AUG 2003
2002 8:47.59 Bruxelles (BEL) 30 AUG 2002
2001 9:40.10 Keiyo (KEN) 01 JUN 2001
1999 9:11.2h Nairobi (KEN) 02 JUL 1999

Outdoor

Two Miles

Performance Place Date
2014 9:12.59 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 24 AUG 2014
2007 9:18.26 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 14 SEP 2007

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016 14:29.50 Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 22 MAY 2016
2015 14:34.22 Paris (FRA) 04 JUL 2015
2014 14:33.73 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 18 JUL 2014
2013 14:33.48 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 13 JUN 2013
2012 14:39.53 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 31 MAY 2012
2011 14:34.86 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 15 MAY 2011
2010 14:48.57 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 23 MAY 2010
2008 14:51.59 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 24 MAY 2008
2007 18:29.5h Nairobi (KEN) 25 MAY 2007
2003 15:32.87 Oslo (NOR) 27 JUN 2003
2001 16:21.7h Eldoret (KEN) 19 MAY 2001
1999 15:55.5h Nairobi (KEN) 26 JUN 1999

Outdoor

5 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2015 16:09 Bolzano (ITA) 31 DEC 2015

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016 34:57.8h Nakuru (KEN) 18 MAR 2016
2000 34:37.7h Eldoret (KEN) 29 APR 2000

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2016 31:11 Houilles (FRA) 18 DEC 2016
2014 32:49 Würzburg (GER) 13 APR 2014

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2017 1:10:15 Klagenfurt (AUT) 20 AUG 2017

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2017 2:25:32 Amsterdam (NED) 15 OCT 2017

Indoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2008/09 4:13.97 Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) 14 FEB 2009

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2013/14 8:43.42 Globe Arena, Stockholm (SWE) 06 FEB 2014
2008/09 8:52.35 Liévin (FRA) 10 FEB 2009

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. 5000 Metres 15:11.59 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 10 AUG 2012

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 5000 Metres 14:46.16 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 30 AUG 2015
4. 5000 Metres 15:01.67 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 17 AUG 2013
5. 1500 Metres 4:02.10 Nagai Stadium, Osaka (JPN) 02 SEP 2007

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. U20 Race 20:13 Dublin (IRL) 23 MAR 2002
1. U20 Race 22:05 Ostende (BEL) 24 MAR 2001
3. U20 Race 20:36 Vilamoura (POR) 18 MAR 2000
7. Senior Race 24:46 Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz (POL) 24 MAR 2013

Honours - World U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 1500 Metres 4:12.57 National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) 21 JUL 2002

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
8. 5000 Metres 16:46.73 Johannesburg (RSA) 15 SEP 1999

Honours - World Athletics Final

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 1500 Metres 4:06.00 Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) 22 SEP 2007

Honours - Commonwealth Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
7. 1500 Metres 4:08.79 New Delhi (IND) 08 OCT 2010
7. 1500 Metres 4:08.74 Melbourne (AUS) 21 MAR 2006
Results in:

10 Kilometres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
30 NOV 2019 Ziwa Farmers 10K, Ziwa KENKEN F F 8. 33:27

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