Edward Zakayo

Edward Zakayo

Personal information
Birth name	Edward Pingua Zakayo
Born	(2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 Narok
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	5000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best	5000 m: 13:19.74
Medal record Representing Kenya Men's athletics Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 5000 m African Championships 2018 Asaba 5000 m World U20 Championships 2018 Tampere 5000 m World U18 Championships 2017 Nairobi 3000 m

Edward Pingua Zakayo (born 25 November 2001) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Born in Narok, he said his aim in his running career was to help his mother out of poverty and pay for his education. In 2017 he won the Kenyan youth trials and was selected for the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, where he took a silver medal over 3000 metres in front of a home crowd in Nairobi. On June 11, 2018 he won the Kenya World U20 trials with a new personal best of 13:19 to qualify for the U20 World Championships in Finland.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2017	World U18 Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	2nd	3000 m	7:49.17
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	3rd	5000 m	13:54.06
	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	5000 m	13:20.16
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	1st	5000 m	13:48.58

External links

• Edward Zakayo at World Athletics
• Interview 2017