Abraham Kibiwot

Abraham Kibiwot
Kibiwot at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 28)
Uasin Gishu, Kenya
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event3000 metres steeplechase
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 3000 m st.
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 3000 m st.
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Durban 3000 m st.
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 3000 m st.
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 3000 m st.

Abraham Kibiwot (born 4 June 1996) is a Kenyan steeplechase runner. He won bronze medals in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2023 World Championships, and 2016 African Championships. His personal best is 8:05.51 minutes, set in 2023.

Career

Kibiwot made his international debut at the 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships, taking fifth in the 2000 m steeplechase event.[1]

He raised his profile in 2015 first by winning the Kenyan junior trials and the gold medal at the 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships, seeing off Ethiopia's reigning Youth Olympic champion Wogene Sebisibe Sidamo in Addis Ababa.[2][3] Kibiwot capped that season with a personal best of 8:22.10 at the London Diamond League meet and ranked as the second-fastest under-20 athlete that year behind another Kenyan, Nicholas Kiptanui Bett.[4]

Kibiwot made his breakthrough into the senior ranks in the 2016 season. That year he was prominent on the 2016 Diamond League, starting with a personal best of 8:09.25 to place third in Doha. He finished second behind Ezekiel Kemboi in Beijing and won his first race at Athletissima in Lausanne.[5][6][7] He also took fifth place at the Herculis and Memorial Van Damme meets.[8] Kibiwot ran at the 2016 Athletics Kenya Olympic Trials but withdrew from the final.[9] He was selected for the 2016 African Championships in Athletics, where he won his first major medal – a bronze behind Ethiopia's Chala Beyo and Tolosa Nurgi.[10]

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Kibiwot earned a bronze medal in the 3000 m steeplechase. At 8:06.47, he finished six hundredths of a second behind American Kenneth Rooks.[11]

Personal bests

Information from All-Athletics profile[12]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2013 African Youth Championships Warri, Nigeria 5th 2000 m s'chase 5:53.90
2015 African Junior Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:47.43
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:24.19
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:10.62
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 3000 m s'chase 8:08.52
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 10th 3000 m s'chase 8:19.41
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 5th 3000 m s'chase 8:28.95
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:11.98
2024 Olympic Games Saint Denis, France 3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:06.47

Circuit wins

References

  1. ^ 31/03/2013 Full results of the 1st African Youth Championships. WebCAA. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
  2. ^ Negash, Elshadai (2015-03-07). Hamza and Cheptegei highlight opening days of African Junior Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
  3. ^ Kibiwot bags gold in Junior Championships in Addis. Nation (2016-03-06). Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
  4. ^ u20 outdoor 2015 3000 Metres Steeplechase men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
  5. ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (2016-05-06). Kiprop, Kipruto sparkle in Doha IAAF DL opener. CitizenTV. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
  6. ^ Johnson, Len (2016-05-18). Ghazal surprises with high jump world lead in Beijing. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
  7. ^ Ramsak, Bob (2016-08-25). Souleiman sets 1000m series record in Lausanne – IAAF Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
  8. ^ senior outdoor 2016 3000 Metres Steeplechase men . IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
  9. ^ 2016 Kenyan Olympic Trials Results. Let's Run (2016-07-01). Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
  10. ^ Botton, Wesley (2016-06-24). Semenya wins 1500m at African Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
  11. ^ "PARIS 2024 ATHLETICS: MOROCCO'S SOUFIANE EL BAKKALI WINS HISTORIC SECOND STRAIGHT OLYMPIC GOLD IN MEN'S 3,000M STEEPLECHASE".
  12. ^ Abraham Kibiwot Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
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