
Faith KIPYEGON
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Kenya
Born
10 JAN 1994 (31y YRS)
5X
Diamond League Champion
27x
Diamond League Meeting Winner
Performance
Personal Best
See moreWomen's 800 Metres | 1:57.68 | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) | 25 SEP 2020 |
Women's 1000 Metres | 2:29.15 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) | 14 AUG 2020 |
Women's 1500 Metres | 3:49.04 | Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) | 07 JUL 2024 |
Women's Mile | 4:07.64 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) | 21 JUL 2023 |
Women's 3000 Metres | 8:23.55 | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) | 09 MAY 2014 |
Women's 5000 Metres | 14:05.20 | Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) | 09 JUN 2023 |
Season’s Best
See moreWomen's 1000 Metres | 2:29.21 | Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN) | 26 APR 2025 |
Honours
3x | Olympic champion |
4x | World champion |
1x | Olympic Games silver medallist |
6x | Diamond League Final winner |
2x | World Championships silver medallist |
1x | In top 8 at World Championships |
27x | Diamond League meeting winner |
1x | In top 8 at African Championships |
5x | Diamond Trophy winner |
2x | Current World Record holder - 1500m, Mile |
5x | World Records in career |
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