Asbel Kiprop

Asbel Kiprop
Kiprop at the 2009 FBK Games
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1989-06-30) 30 June 1989 (age 35)
Uasin Gishu
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800 metres, 1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 meters: 1:43.15[2]
1500 meters: 3:26.69[2]
Mile 3:48.50[2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 3 0 0
African Championships in Athletics 1 1 1
All-Africa Games 1 0 0
Total 6 1 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 1500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Daegu 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 1500 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Nairobi 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Marrakech 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Addis Ababa 800 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers 1500 m

Asbel Kipruto Kiprop (born 30 June 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 1500 metres. He was awarded the 1500 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, tested positive for doping.[3] Kiprop has won three World Championship titles in the event, in 2011, 2013 and 2015. Kiprop failed his own doping test in November 2017 and received a four-year doping ban.[4]

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 3:26.69.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference iaaf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c All-Athletics. "Profile of Asbel KIPROP". Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ^ Olympic champ's dope test confirmed. The Times (South Africa). 7 July 2009 Archived 13 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Asbel Kiprop: Former Olympic champion given four-year doping ban". 20 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.