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Full name | Robert Kiprop Koech | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kenya | ||||||||||||||
Born | 25 February 1997 (27 years, 107 days old) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Home town | Iten, Elgeyo-Marakwet County [2] [3] | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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5000 metres 10K run | ||||||||||||||
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National finals |
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Medal record
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Updated on 10 December 2023 |
Robert Kiprop Koech (born 25 February 1997) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He was the gold medalist in the 5000 m at the 2019 African Games.
Kiprop is from the city of Iten in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya. [2] [3]
On 22 June 2019, Kiprop had a breakthrough to win the Kenyan African Games trials 5000 m in a time of 13:37.1. [4] Despite winning the trials, Kiprop was initially excluded from the Kenyan African Games squad for not meeting the 13:30.00 national standard, but an exception was later made to include him. [5] [6] He would go on to win the championships in a time of 13:30.96, leading a Kenyan sweep of the medals in the event. [2] Kiprop went on to finish second at the 2019 Kenyan World Championship trials, but he was not selected for the Kenyan team. [7]
After a lull from 2020 to 2022, in late 2022 Kiprop had a resurgence in winning the 2022 Bangsaen10 road race. In 2023, he secured his second national podium placing, finishing runner-up in the 5000 m at the Kenyan champs. [1] In late 2023 he said his target was to make the 2024 Olympic Games team for Kenya. [3]
Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date |
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5000 metres | 13:12.56 | 8th | Golden Gala | Florence, Italy | 10 June 2021 |
10K run | 27:54 | 15th | Paderborn Osterlauf | Paderborn, Germany | 30 March 2024 |