Asbel Kiprop
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| Nationality | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1989 Uasin Gishu |
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| Height | 1.88 metres (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kilograms (140 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) |
800 m: 1:43.15 |
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Asbel Kipruto Kiprop (born June 30, 1989 in Uasin Gishu) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. Kiprop was awarded the 1500 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, tested positive for doping.[1] Kiprop won his first world title in the event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
He won his first major title at the 2007 All-Africa Games, taking the 1500 m gold medal, and also won the event at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, improving upon a bronze medal performance from 2008. His personal best for the distance is 3:30.46.
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Career
The 2007 season became his breakthrough year, when he won junior race gold medal at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships[2] and then the 1500 m gold at the at the All-Africa Games.[3] He ran a personal best to finish fourth in the 1500 m at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.[4] In recognition of his achievements, he won the Most Promising Sportsman of the Year category at the 2007 Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year awards.[5]
He ran at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics and took the bronze medal in the 800 m and came fourth in the 1500 m race. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Kiprop was narrowly beat out by Bahraini Rashid Ramzi for the gold medal.[6] However, Kiprop was awarded the gold medal after Ramzi tested positive for CERA, a banned substance which is a newer version of the more commonly known EPO.[7][8] Kiprop has stated he is not very happy about the way he won the gold medal.[9] He ended the year with a silver medal at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final, finishing behind the African champion Haron Keitany.
At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, in Berlin, Kiprop disappointed many when he finished fourth for the second time in the 1500 m.[10] Kiprop also participated in the 800 m but was eliminated in the semifinals.
He won the gold in the 1500 m at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, running a championship record time of 3:36.19 to win in Nairobi.[11] He competed on the 2010 IAAF Diamond League circuit that year and after victories at the Bislett Games, Prefontaine Classic and British Grand Prix, he went on to secure the inaugural 1500 m Diamond League title with a win at the final event at the Memorial van Damme. He represented Africa at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, but managed only sixth place.[12]
He ran at the 2011 Great Edinburgh Cross Country in January, taking second place in the short race behind Eliud Kipchoge.[13] Later that year he became world champion over 1500 m, defeating his Kenyan rival, Silas Kiplagat at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. Kiprop ran the final 800 meters of the race well under 1:50 and the final 400 meters in 51 seconds plus. Kiprop was leading in the rankings of the 2011 IAAF Diamond League, having won at the Bislett Games Dream Mile and placed second at the Shanghai, Paris and Stockholm meets. However, at the event final at the Weltklasse Zürich, he managed only seventh while Nixon Chepseba won to take the seasonal title.[14]
He had his best cross country race since he was a junior runner at the Edinburgh race in 2012, defeating a field which contained Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele.[15]
Personal life
Kiprop is from Kaptinga village, near Eldoret. He is a son of David and Julia Kebenei. His father David Kebenei was also an athlete, who participated the 1987 All-Africa Games in Kenya and finished fourth in the 1500 metres race. Kiprop started running at the age of 13, while at Simat School. Later he dropped out of high-school to concentrate on training.[16] Kiprop trains at the Kipchoge Keino High Performance Training Centre in Eldoret.[17] He was, however, expelled from the camp in 2009 for breaking the rules by bringing his girlfriend to the centre.[18] His younger brother Victor Kipchirchir Kebenei is also a 1500 metres runner.[19]
Kiprop has stated his first name, Asbel, means determined.[20]
Statistics
Personal bests
| Distance | Time | Place | Date |
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| 800 metres | 1:43.15 | Monaco | 2011-07-22 |
| 1500 metres | 3:29.78 | Doha | 2012-05-11 |
| Mile run | 3:48.50 | Eugene, Oregon | 2009-06-07 |
| 3000 metres | 7:42.32 | Turin | 2007-06-08 |
All Information taken from IAAF profile.[21]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2007 | World Cross Country Championships | Mombasa, Kenya | 1st | Junior race |
| All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 1500 m | |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 4th | 1500 m | |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 3rd | 800 m |
| African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 4th | 1500 m | |
| Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 1st | 1500 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | 1500 m | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th | 1500 m |
| 2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 1500 m |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | 1500 m |
References
- ^ Olympic champ's dope test confirmed. The Times (South Africa). 2009-07-07
- ^ World Cross Country Championships 2007 – Results – Junior Race M Final
- ^ All-Africa Game – Results
- ^ Osaka 2007 – 1500 Metres M Final
- ^ SOYA Awards – 2007 winners
- ^ Olympic Games 2008 – Results 08-19-2008 – 1500 Metres M Final
- ^ Kenya's Kiprop eyes Olympic gold as Ramzi failed dope test
- ^ Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold medal
- ^ Reuters India, November 20, 2009: Kiprop downcast over belated Olympic gold
- ^ Jepkosgei bags silver as Kiprop disappoints. The Standard (Mutwiri Mutuota). 2009-08-20.
- ^ Negash, Elshadai (2010-08-01). Kenya captures five gold medals as as African champs conclude in Nairobi – African champs, day 5. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-08.
- ^ James Wokabi and Mutwiri Mutuota (2010-09-01). Focus on Athletes – Asbel Kiprop. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-09.
- ^ Wenig, Jorg (2011-01-08). Kipchoge and Masai prevail in snowy Edinburgh. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-09.
- ^ Weltklasse Zürich Zürich (SUI) - Thursday, Sep 08, 2011. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
- ^ Wenig, Jorg (2012-01-07). Kiprop triumphs in race of champions, Bekele a distant 11th - Edinburgh XC report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
- ^ Daily Nation, August 17, 2007: Kiprop pledges to 'rule the world'
- ^ The Standard, March 30, 2007:Kiprop snubs party, turns eyes on track
- ^ The Standard, March 30, 2009: Chasing forbidden fruit?
- ^ Daily Nation, August 8, 2009: Will Asbel be third time golden?
- ^ Kiprop, the future of 1500m running?
- ^ IAAF, Kiprop Asbel Kipruto biography: Absel Kiprop biography
External links
- IAAF profile for Asbel Kiprop
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