Faith Kipyegon
 Faith Kipyegon at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 10 January 1994 Bomet, Kenya |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 42 kg (93 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 1500 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (born 10 January 1994) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner and the current Olympic champion in the 1500 m women's having won the Rio Olympics on 16 August 2016.[1] She is also the Commonwealth champion having won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland with a time of 4 minutes 08.94 seconds. She won the gold medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, and a gold medal the next year at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics. [2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 1500 metres, But got 9th in the 3rd heat and failed to qualify for the finals. She won the women's junior race in the World Cross Country Championships in 2013. She competed in the 2013 World Championships in Athletics and Came in 5th place in the final with a time of 4:05.08.
Career
At 16, Faith Kipyegon ran in the 2010 World Cross Country Championships women's junior race and came in 5th place individually, but won the gold with her team. In 2011 she won the gold medal in the junior race both with her team and individually.
2011
She participated in the 2011 World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria and won the gold medal in the junior race both with her team and individually. A few months afterward, she competed at the World Youth Championships in the women's 1500 m winning the gold medal ahead of three Ethiopian runners with a time of 4:09.48.[citation needed]
2012
In the 2012 World Junior Championships in Barcelona, she won the gold medal way ahead of the field with a time of 4:04.96; the Serbian Amela Terzić and Ethiopian Teferi Senbere took 2nd and 3rd. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 1500 m, in London, but failed to qualify for the finals.[citation needed]
2013
At the beginning of the 2013 season, Faith Kipyegon won the junior race individual at the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz Poland. On May 10, at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix in Doha, she established a new Kenyan Record in the women's 1500 m in a time of 3:56.98, facing the Swedish runner Abeba Aregawi. In August 2013, at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Faith Kipyegon came in fifth in the final of the women's 1500 m in a time of 4:05.08.[citation needed]
2014
In 2014, she won the gold medal in the 4 × 1500 m Relay at the first IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, along with Mercy Cherono, Irene Jelagat and Hellen Obiri. The Kenya team, ahead of the United States and Australia, improved the World Record time to 16:33.58. She also won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
2015
On September 11, 2015, at Diamond League finale in Brussels, Kipyegon won the mile in 4:16.71, beating Sifan Hassan in the final stretch who finished in 4:18.20.[3]
Major competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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Representing  Kenya
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| 2010 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | Junior Race | 19:02 | |
| 2011 | World Cross Country Championships | Punta Umbria, Spain | 1st | Junior Race | 18:53 | |
| World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 1st | 1500 m | 4:09.48 | ||
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 1500 m | 4:04.96 | |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | London, England | semi-final | 1500 m | 4:08.78 | ||
| 2013 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | Junior Race | 17:51 | |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th | 1500 m | 4:05.08 | ||
| 2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 4 × 1500 m | 16:33.58 WR | |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | 1500 m | 4:08.94 | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:08.96 | |
| 2016 | 2016 Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 1500 m | 4:08.92 | |
Personal bests
| Year | Event | Location | Time | date |
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| 2015 | 800 m | Rieti, Italy | 1:58.02 | September 13, 2015 |
| 2016 | 1500 m | Eugene, USA | 3:56.41 NR | May 28, 2016 |
| 2014 | 3000 m | Doha, Qatar | 8:23.55 | May 9, 2014 |
| 2014 | 4 × 1500 m | Nassau, Bahamas | 16:33.58 WR | May 24, 2014 |
References
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- ^ Koech, B. M. "Faith Chepngetich: Gold Medalist | Athletes of Kenya". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/display-article?arId=117105
External links
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Commonwealth Games champions in women's 1500 metres | |
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- Living people
- 1994 births
- Kenyan female middle-distance runners
- People from Bomet County
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic athletes of Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Kenya
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Olympic gold medalists for Kenya
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics