Faith Kipyegon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Faith Kipyegon
Occupation	Middle-Distance Runner
Date Of Birth	Jan 10, 1994(1994-01-10)
Age	30
Birthplace	Bomet
Country	Kenya
Birth City	Bomet County
Horoscope	Capricorn

Faith Kipyegon Biography

Faith Kipyegon is one of the most popular and richest Middle-Distance Runner who was born on January 10, 1994 in Bomet, Bomet County, Kenya. Faith Chepngetich Kirpyegon (born on 10th January, 1994) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner . She is also the currently Olympic champion in 1500 m women’s event, having been awarded at the Rio Olympics on August 16th, 2016. She took home an Olympic gold medal during the 2017 World Championships and the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships.

At the 2012 World Junior Championships in Barcelona where she took home the gold medal ahead of her competitors with an impressive time of 4:04.96 The Serbian Amela Terzic as well as the Ethiopian Teferi Senbere came in the 2nd and 3rd places. She was a finalist to compete in the Olympics in 2012 Summer Olympics for the 1500 meters for women in London however she failed to get into the finals.

In 2014, she won the gold medal in the 4 × 1500 m Relay at the first IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, along with Mercy Cherono, Irene Jelagat and Hellen Obiri. The Kenya team, ahead of the United States and Australia, improved the World Record time to 16:33.58. She also won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

On 11 September 2015, at Diamond League finale in Brussels, Kipyegon won the mile in 4:16.71, beating Sifan Hassan, who finished in 4:18.20., in the final stretch.

She also is the Commonwealth champion after winning an award of gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland with the time of 4 minutes 08.94 seconds. She was awarded an award of gold at the World Youth Championships in Athletics and also another gold medal later in the one during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics. In the 2012 Summer Olympics she took part in the women’s 1500 meter race but was placed 8th place in 3rd heat. She was not able to make the finals. She took first place in the junior women’s race at the World Cross Country Championships in 2013. She was a participant during the 2012 World Championships in Athletics and finished 5th in the finals with the time of 4:05.08.

Faith Kipyegon Net Worth

Faith Kipyegon is one of the richest Middle-Distance Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Faith Kipyegon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 16 years old, Faith Kipyegon participated during the 2010 World Cross Country Championships women’s junior race. She placed 5th on her own and was awarded the gold medal in her team.

She was a participant in 2011’s World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria. She won an award in junior races, both in her team and as an individual. After a few months she participated in the World Youth Championships in the women’s 1500m, winning an award of gold ahead of 3 Ethiopian runners, with an average of 4:09.48.

At the beginning of the 2013 season, Kipyegon won the junior race individual at the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz Poland. On 10 May, at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix in Doha, she established a new Kenyan Record in the women’s 1500 m in a time of 3:56.98, facing the Swedish runner Abeba Aregawi. In August 2013, at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Faith Kipyegon came in fifth in the final of the women’s 1500 m in a time of 4:05.08.

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Who is Faith Kipyegon Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Faith Ranked on the list of most popular Middle-Distance Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Faith Kipyegon celebrates birthday on January 10 of every year.

Who married Faith kipyegon?

Kipyegon is married to middle-distance runner Timothy Kitum , the 2012 Olympic 800m bronze medalist. They have a daughter, Alyn, born in June 2018.

Did faith Kipyegon have a baby?

With her naturally vivacious personality coupled with her outstanding competitive record, the world and Olympic 1500m champion appears to have it made. And after giving birth to her first child, daughter Alyn , in June last year, Kipyegon’s personal life appears as on track as her professional world.

Who is faith Kipyegon?

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon defended her 1500m title at Tokyo 2020 in her first Olympic Games since becoming a mother. “I knew I had to do something for my daughter” shared the 27-year-old as she now targets breaking the world record.

Where was kipyegon born?

Bomet, Kenya

What is the world record for 1500 meters running?

DisciplinePerfCompetitor
1500 Metres| 3:50.07| Genzebe DIBABA
One Mile| 4:12.33| Sifan HASSAN
2000 Metres| 5:21.56| Francine NIYONSABA
3000 Metres| 8:06.11| Junxia WANG