Albert Rop

Albert Rop

Rop at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	17 July 1992 (1992-07-17) (age 32)
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	1500–5000 m

Albert Kibichii Rop (born 17 July 1992) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete specialising in the long-distance events. In July 2013 at a meeting in Monaco, he set a new 5000 metres Asian record of 12:51.96.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Bahrain
2013	Arab Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	5000 m	13:52.54
2014	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	4th	5000 m	13:36.62
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	3rd	5000 m	13:28.08
2015	Arab Championships	Isa Town, Bahrain	2nd	5000 m	13:18.55
	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	2nd	5000 m	13:35.26
	World Championships	Beijing, China	11th	5000 m	14:00.12
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	3000 m	7:40.27
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	5000 m	13:08.79

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 1500 metres – 3:45.7 (Nairobi 2013)
• 3000 metres – 7:35.53 (Zagreb 2013)
• 5000 metres – 12:51.96 (Monaco 2013)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 7:38.77 (Ghent 2014)
• 5000 metres – 13:10.96 (Düsseldorf 2012)