Kipyegon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London
Personal information
Full name
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon
Born
(1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30) Bomet, Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Home town
Keringettt, Nakuru County, Kenya
Height
1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight
42 kg (93 lb)[1]
Sport
Country
Kenya
Sport
Athletics
Event
1500 metres
Coached by
Patrick Sang (2017–) Bram Som (2015–2017)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
1500 m
2012 London, h (16th)
2016 Rio, Gold
2020 Tokyo, Gold
World finals
1500 m
2013 Moscow, 5th
2015 Beijing, Silver
2017 London, Gold
2019 Doha, Silver
2022 Oregon, Gold
2023 Budapest, Gold
5000 m
2023 Budapest, Gold
Highest world ranking
1st (1500 m, 2023)[2]
Personal bests
1000 m: 2:29.15 AR (Monaco 2020)
1500 m: 3:49.11 WR (Florence 2023)
One mile: 4:07.64 WR (Monaco 2023)
5000 m: 14:05.20 (Paris 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Kenya
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
1500 m
2020 Tokyo
1500 m
World Championships
2017 London
1500 m
2022 Eugene
1500 m
2023 Budapest
1500 m
2023 Budapest
5000 m
2015 Beijing
1500 m
2019 Doha
1500 m
World Relays
2014 Nassau
4x1500 m
Diamond League
2017
1500 m
2021
1500 m
2022
1500 m
2023
1500 m
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow
1500 m
World Junior Championships
2012 Barcelona
1500 m
World Youth Championships
2011 Villeneuve-d'Ascq
1500 m
World Cross Country Championships
2010 Bydgoszcz
Junior team
2011 Punta Umbria
Junior race
2013 Bydgoszcz
Junior race
2013 Bydgoszcz
Junior team
2017 Kampala
Senior team
2011 Punta Umbria
Junior team
World Road Running Championships
2023 Riga
1 mile
African Cross Country Championships
2012 Cape Town
Junior race
2014 Kampala
Senior race
2014 Kampala
Senior team
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (born 10 January 1994)[3] is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. Kipyegon is the current world record holder for the 1,500 metres and mile, both set in 2023, and the former world record holder for the 5,000 metres. Kipyegon won a gold medal each at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 1,500 m. She also won a gold medal in the 1,500 m at the 2017, 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships and in the 5,000 m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
As a junior, Kipyegon won gold medals at the 2011 and 2013 World Cross Country Championships and in the 1500 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships and the 2012 World Junior Championships.
Kipyegon was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2017.[4]
^"Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (born 10 January 1994) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. Kipyegon is the current world record holder for the 1,500...
4:06.64 before FaithKipyegon. In the semifinals she placed second in 4:03.62 after Genzebe Dibaba who won in 4:03.06. In the final Kipyegon took the Olympic...
by Jakob Ingebrigtsen in 2021, and 3:53.11 minutes for women, set by FaithKipyegon in 2021. The 1500 metres world record has been broken several times...
became the first man to run the marathon distance in under 2 hours, and FaithKipyegon, double Olympic and world 1500 metres champion. Dennehy, Cathal (12...
holders are Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco with a time of 3:43.13 and FaithKipyegon of Kenya with the Women's record of 4:07.64. The record for the fastest...
League action returns". Retrieved August 15, 2020. Sully, Kevin. "FaithKipyegon's Magical Week Continues With 5000m World Record In Paris". FloTrack...
2:30.12 (2002), 2:30.72 (1995), 2:30.94 (1999), and 2:31.55 (1998). FaithKipyegon also ran 2:29.92 (2020). Caster Semenya also ran 2:31.01 (2018). Svetlana...
Championship title the following year at the head of an all-European podium. FaithKipyegon of Kenya maintained Africa's grip on the global titles in the female...
personal best time of 3:54.38. Hassan was first in 3:51.95 while Kenya's FaithKipyegon finished second in 3:54.22. The next year, she earned her first overall...
worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18. Jon Mulkeen (9 June 2023). "Kipyegon, Girma and Ingebrigtsen make history in Paris". World Athletics. Retrieved...
world record mile of 3:43.13. Likewise, when converted down to 1600m, FaithKipyegon ran an equivalent of a 4:06.20 1600m in her 2023 world record mile of...
is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, while FaithKipyegon has the women's record of 4:07.64. Since 1976, the mile has been the...
Freitag, Kirani James, Jana Pittman, Dani Samuels, David Storl and FaithKipyegon) to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of...
of 2) she was the fastest runner with 4.03.06. The final was won by FaithKipyegon in a time of 4:08.92. Genzebe took the silver medal in a time of 4:10...
Duplantis with 1576 points, and the number one ranked female athlete is FaithKipyegon with 1584 points. IAAF World Rankings, as of 26 December 2023. Men's...
25 October 2023. "World Athletics Awards 2023: Armand Duplantis and FaithKipyegon among six named Athletes of the Year", BBC, 12 December 2023. Retrieved...
Freitag, Yelena Isinbayeva, Kirani James, Dani Samuels, David Storl and FaithKipyegon) to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of...
recently broken by FaithKipyegon on her way to setting the current mile World Record of 4:07.64 set in Monaco on 21 July 2023. Kipyegon is also the national...
country running at the start of 2014 and managed to take second place to FaithKipyegon at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships – her first significant finish...
pair of suitable running shoes, but after being gifted a pair from FaithKipyegon, she won a bronze medal in the 5000 metres and then two days later won...
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