Abraham Kibiwot

Abraham Kibiwot (born 4 June 1996) is a Kenyan steeplechase runner. He was a bronze medallist at the African Championships in Athletics in 2016. His personal best is 8:09.25 minutes, set in 2016.

Abraham Kibiwot
Kibiwot at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest3000 m st.
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Durban3000 m st.
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham3000 m st.
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coast3000 m st.

Kibiwot made his international debut at the 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships, taking fifth in the 2000 meters 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]

He capped that season with a personal best of 8:22.10 minutes at the London Diamond League meet, ranking 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 IAAF Diamond League, starting with a personal best of 8:09.25 minutes to place third in Doha. He moved 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. He was the seventh-fastest steeplechaser that year.[8]

Kibiwot ran at the 2016 Athletics Kenya Olympic Trials but withdrew from the final.[9]

He was, however, 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]

Personal bests

All information from All-Athletics profile[11]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:11.98

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. Abraham Kibiwot Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
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